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

1. grandchild

Descendants

• Proto-Otomi: *ʔmeto

References

• Newman, Stanley, Weitlaner, Robert (1950 April) “Central Otomian II: Primitive Central Otomian reconstructions”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 73–81: “2. *ʔbɛtio grandchild”