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Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/sanik

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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

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Noun

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*sanik

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Descendants

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  • Kaqchikel: sanïk, sanik
  • Tzotzil: xinich
  • Yucatec Maya: síinik

References

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  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[1], pages 666–667:pM *sanik
  • Wichmann, Søren, Brown, Cecil H. (2011) “Syllable Nuclei of Proto-Mayan Disyllabic Stems”, in Avelino, Heriberto, editor, New Perspectives in Mayan Linguistics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, pages 316–342:*asnikʼ “ant”