Reconstruction:Proto-Otomian/ʔbɛtio

This Proto-Otomian 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-Otomian

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Pamean *mʔai-(h)-to, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(Y)(n)(H)ta(h)¹/².

Noun

*ʔbɛtio

grandchild

Descendants

Proto-Otomi: *ʔmeto

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:10.1086/464067, JSTOR 1262851, pages 73–81: “2. *ʔbɛtio grandchild”