Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/za

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 *za, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *ca, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(n)se(n)¹/².

Noun

*za

1. tree
2. stick

Descendants

• Mezquital Otomi: za

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: “12. *z *za wood”
• 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: “328. *za tree, stick, in composition plant”