Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/ʔoox-ibʼ

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

Numeral

*ʔoox-ibʼ

  1. three

Descendants

  • Kaqchikel: oxi'
  • K'iche': oxib'
  • Mam: ox
  • Yucatec Maya: óox

References

  • Kaufman, Terrence; Justeson, John (2003), A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[1], page 1465:pM *7oox-ib'