Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Pamean/mhẽ

This Proto-Oto-Pamean 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-Pamean

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Manguean *(H)wi(h)(n).

Noun

*mhẽ

1. tortilla

Descendants

• Proto-Otomian:

• Proto-Otomi: *hmę
  • Mezquital Otomi: hme
  • Querétaro Otomi: hme

References

• Bartholomew, Doris Aileen (1965) The Reconstruction of Otopamean (Mexico)‎^[1], page 273: “761 “Tortilla--corn cake” *mhẽ”