pollelii

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Yao (South America)[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cariban *pôre (lower leg). The -lii ending continues the Proto-Cariban possessed suffix *-rɨ. Compare Apalaí pori, Kari'na pori, Trió përi, Ye'kwana jode.

Noun[edit]

pollelii

  1. leg

Further reading[edit]

  • de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642