Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/mįnʔyo

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This Proto-Otomi 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-Otomi

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Etymology

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From Proto-Otomian *minʔyo, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *nʔio, from Proto-Oto-Manguean **(ʔ)ya(H)(n)².

Noun

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*mįnʔyo

  1. coyote

Descendants

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  • Mezquital Otomi: miñꞌyo

References

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  • Bartholomew, Doris (1960 October) “Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 26, number 4, pages 317–329:3. *m(V̨) *mįnʔyo coyote
  • Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 January) “Central Otomian I: Proto-Otomi Reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 1, pages 1–19:185. *minʔyo coyote.