Etymology

Witoto

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Today it means: An indigenous people of southeastern Colombia and northern Peru. Full definition →

Proto-Cariban *wɨtoto
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  1. Proto-Cariban · derived from*wɨtoto“person”
  2. English todayWitoto

Ultimately from Proto-Cariban *wɨtoto (“person”), originally applied to the people in question by Cariban-speakers as an exonym.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.