Where does “cacic” come from?

cacic (Catalan) comes from Spanish cacique, from Taíno kasike, from Taíno ka-, from Proto-Arawak ka-.

cacic (Catalan): cacique tribal chieftain in Latin America

Definitions

  1. cacique tribal chieftain in Latin America

Ancestry of “cacic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaciquechieftain; powerful person, fat cat; cacique
2Taínokasikechieftain
3Taínoka-the
4Proto-Arawakka-—

Words derived from “cacic”

Every word from Proto-Arawak ka- →Every word from Taíno ka- →Every word from Taíno kasike →