Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/za

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

Noun

*za

1. tree
2. stick

Descendants

• Mazahua:
  • Central Mazahua: zaꞌa
• Proto-Otomi: *za
  • Mezquital Otomi: za

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: “200. *za tree, stick, and plant in compounds”