Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/q'ab'

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 This Proto-Mayan 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-Mayan

Noun

*q'ab'

  1. arm
  2. hand

Descendants

  • Ch'orti': k'ab'
  • Epigraphic Mayan: k'ab'
  • Q'eqchi: q'ub'
  • Tojolabal: k'ab'
  • Tzeltal: k'ab'
  • Tzotzil: k'ob'
  • Lacandon: k'ʌb'
  • Yucatec Maya: kʼab

References

  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary‎, pages 335-337
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