Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/ekaj

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This Proto-Mayan 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-Mayan

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Noun

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*ekaj

  1. axe

Descendants

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  • Jakaltek: eche
  • Kaqchikel: ikäj, ikej, ikëj, iquej (obsolete)

References

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  • Kaufman, Terrence, Justeson, John (2003) A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[1], page 941:CM *7ikaj
  • Wichmann, Søren, Brown, Cecil H. (2011) “Syllable Nuclei of Proto-Mayan Disyllabic Stems”, in Avelino, Heriberto, editor, New Perspectives in Mayan Linguistics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, pages 316–342:*ekaj