Reconstruction:Proto-Numic/nɨmɨ

This Proto-Numic 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-Numic

Noun

*nɨmɨ

1. person

Descendants

• Comanche: nʉmʉ (“person, people”)
• >? Northern Paiute: nana (“man”)
• → English: Numic (coined based on this reconstruction)

References

• Lyle Campbell, American Indian Languages →ISBN, 1997)