Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Manguean/(n)(ʔ)yan³

This Proto-Oto-Manguean 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-Oto-Manguean

Noun

*(n)(ʔ)yan³

snake

Descendants

⇒ Proto-Oto-Pamean: *kʔĩ-mia
- Proto-Otomian:
  - Mazahua:
    - Central Mazahua: qꞌuijmi
  - Proto-Otomi: *kʔɛ̨yą
    - Mezquital Otomi: kꞌeñä
Proto-Zapotecan:
- ⇒ Proto-Chatino: *kʷeną
  - Tataltepec Chatino: cuaña̱
  - Western Highland Chatino: kunan³², kwinan

References

Rensch, Calvin R. (1976) Comparative Otomanguean Phonology, Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 315: “Set 414 **(n)(ʔ)yan³”