Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/7otzil

This Proto-Mayan 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.

Proto-Mayan

Root

*7otzil

1. poverty
2. poor

Descendants

• Yucatecan Branch
  • Itza': oʼtzil (“hunger; poor”)
  • Mopan Maya: otzil (“hunger; poor”)
  • Yucatec Maya: óotsil (“poor”)

References

• Terrence Kaufman, [1], page 52