Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/ne

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

Etymology

From Proto-Otomian *ne, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *te/*ne, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(Y)te(H)³.

Noun

*ne

mouth

Descendants

Mezquital Otomi: ne

References

Bartholomew, Doris (1960 October) “Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 26, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 317–329: “8. *n(V) *ne mouth”
Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 January) “Central Otomian I: Proto-Otomi reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 1, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 1–19: “195. *ne mouth”

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