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Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/tʔo
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Proto-Otomian
Etymology
From Proto-Oto-Pamean *tʔo, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *tan³.
Noun
*tʔo
- louse
Descendants
- Mazahua:
- Central Mazahua: tꞌóꞌo
- Proto-Otomi: *tʔo
- Mezquital Otomi: tꞌo
References
- Newman, Stanley; Weitlaner, Robert (April 1950), “Central Otomian II: Primitive Central Otomian reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, issue 2, DOI:, JSTOR 1262851, pages 73–81: “175. *tʔo louse.”