Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/minʔyo

This Proto-Otomian 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-Otomian

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Pamean *nʔio, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(ʔ)ya(H)(n)².

Noun

*minʔyo

1. coyote

Descendants

• Central Mazahua: mindyo
• Proto-Otomi: *mįnʔyo
  • Mezquital Otomi: miñꞌyo

References

• Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 April) “Central Otomian II: Primitive Central Otomian reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 2, pages 73–81: “197,^[sic] *minʔyo coyote.”