Reconstruction:Taíno/kasike

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 This Taíno entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *ka- +‎ *-si- (“head”) (compare Lokono isi, isihi (“head; tip; leader”), Wayuu ekii (“head”), Garifuna ichügü (“head”)) +‎ *-ke, from Proto-Arawak.[1]

Noun

*kasike

  1. chieftain

Descendants

  • → Old Spanish: cacique, cacica
    • Spanish: cacique (see there for further descendants)

References

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