Reconstruction:Taíno/ka-

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Reconstruction:Taíno/ka-

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

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *ka-[1]. Cognate with Arawak ka-, Garifuna ka-.

Prefix

*ka-

1. the (attributive prefix)

Descendants

• Spanish: ca-

References

1. Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 124