Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/n-gǫ

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 *n-kão.

Noun

*n-gǫ

1. rat
2. mouse

Descendants

• Central Mazahua: ngõꞌõ (“rat”)
• Proto-Otomi: *n-gų (“rat, mouse”)

References

• Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 April) “Central Otomian II: Primitive Central Otomian reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 73–81: “121. *n-gǫ rat, mouse.”