Reconstruction:Proto-Otomi/nʔi

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 *ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *(m)ʔi, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ʔki³.

Noun

*nʔi

chili pepper

Descendants

Mezquital Otomi: ñꞌi

References

Bartholomew, Doris (October 1960), “Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 26, issue 4, DOI:10.1086/464591, JSTOR 1263552, pages 317–329: “49. *nʔ *nʔi chile”
Newman, Stanley; Weitlaner, Robert (January 1950), “Central Otomian I: Proto-Otomi reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, issue 1, DOI:10.1086/464056, JSTOR 1262748, pages 1–19: “5. *ʔi chile.”