Reconstruction:Taíno/iwana

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.[1] Cognate with Wayuu iwana, Garifuna iwána.

Noun

*iwana

iguana

Descendants

→ Old Spanish: iguana
- Spanish: iguana
- → Dutch: leguaan
  - Afrikaans: likkewaan
  - → German: Leguan
  - → Swahili: leguan
    - → Finnish: leguaani
- → English: iguana
- → French: iguane
- → Italian: iguana
- → Portuguese: iguana

References

Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 123

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[1] Granberry, Julian; Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 123