Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Manguean/(n)(ʔ)yan³

This Proto-Oto-Manguean 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-Oto-Manguean

Noun

*(n)(ʔ)yan³

1. snake

Descendants

• ⇒ Proto-Oto-Pamean: *kʔĩ-mia
  • Proto-Otomian:
    • Mazahua:
      • Central Mazahua: qꞌuijmi
    • Proto-Otomi: *kʔɛ̨yą
      • Mezquital Otomi: kꞌeñä
• Proto-Zapotecan:
  • ⇒ Proto-Chatino: *kʷeną
    • Tataltepec Chatino: cuaña̱
    • Western Highland Chatino: kunan³², kwinan

References

• Rensch, Calvin R. (1976) Comparative Otomanguean Phonology, Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 315: “Set 414 **(n)(ʔ)yan³”