Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/kʔɛ̨yą

This Proto-Otomi 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-Otomi

Etymology

From Proto-Otomian [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Pamean *kʔĩ-mia, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(n)(ʔ)yan³.

Noun

*kʔɛ̨yą

1. snake

Descendants

• Mezquital Otomi: kꞌeñä

References

• Bartholomew, Doris (1960 October) “Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 26, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 317–329: “37. *kʔ *kʔɛ̨yą snake”
• Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 January) “Central Otomian I: Proto-Otomi reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 1–19: “127. *kʔęñą snake”