Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/ma7lka7an

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

Noun

*ma7lka7an

1. widow
2. widower

Descendants

• Eastern Branch
  • Mamean
    • Ixilean
      • Aguacateca: maʼlkaʼn (“widow”)
  • Quichean
    • Uspanteko-Quichean
      • Uspantek: malkaʼn (“widow; widower”)
    • Quichean Proper
      • Kʼicheʼ: malkaʼn (“widow; widower”)
      • Tzʼutujil: malkaʼn (“widow; widower”)
      • Kaqchikel: malkaʼn (“widow; widower”)
    • Poqom-Q'eqchiʼ
      • Poqom
        • Poqomam: malkaʼn (“widow; widower”)
      • Qʼeqchiʼ: maʼlkaʼn (“widow”)

Derived terms

• Eastern Branch
  • Quichean
    • Kʼicheʼ: malkaʼn achi (“widower”), malkaʼn ixoq (“widow”)
    • Sakapultek: ixi malkaʼn achin (“widower”), ixil malkaʼn ixaq (“widow”)
    • Kaqchikel: malkaʼn achi(n) (“widower”), malkaʼn ixoq (“widow”)

References

• Terrence Kaufman, [1], page 53