Where does “cacicat” come from?

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

cacicat (Catalan): chieftainship

Definitions

  1. chieftainship

Ancestry of “cacicat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaciccacique tribal chieftain in Latin America
2Spanishcaciquechieftain; powerful person, fat cat; cacique
3Taínokasikechieftain
4Taínoka-the
5Proto-Arawakka-—
Every word from Proto-Arawak ka- →Every word from Taíno ka- →Every word from Taíno kasike →