Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/minʔyo

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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

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, *minʔyo coyote.