Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/winaq

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

*winaq

  1. man
  2. person

Descendants

  • Ch'orti': winik
  • Epigraphic Mayan: winik
  • Lacandon: winik
  • Tojolabal: winik
  • Tzeltal: winik
  • Tzotzil: vinik
  • Yucatec Maya: wíinik

References

  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary‎[1], pages 86–88
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