Reconstruction:Proto-Oto-Pamean/tʔo

This Proto-Oto-Pamean 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-Oto-Pamean

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Manguean *tan³.

Noun

*tʔo

1. louse

Descendants

• Proto-Otomian: *tʔo
  • Mazahua:
    • Central Mazahua: tꞌóꞌo
  • Proto-Otomi: *tʔo
    • Mezquital Otomi: tꞌo

References

• Bartholomew, Doris Aileen (1965) The Reconstruction of Otopamean (Mexico)‎^[1], pages 259–260: “615. “Piojo--louse” *tʔo”