Reconstruction:Taíno/bohi

This Taíno entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Taíno

Alternative forms

*bo
*buwi

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *pe +‎ -hi (“generalizing suffix”).[1] Cognate with Arawak bahy.

Noun

*bohi

house, dwelling, shelter

Descendants

Old Spanish: bohío, buhío, buhyo, buío, bujío, buyo, huío
- Spanish: bohío

References

Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 121

[1] Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 121