Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/tyeeʔ

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

Noun

*tyeeʔ

  1. tree

Descendants

  • Kaqchikel: cheʼ
  • K'iche': cheʼ
  • Mam: tzeʼ
  • Mopan Maya: cheʼ
  • Q'anjob'al: teʼ
  • Yucatec Maya: cheʼ

References

  • Kaufman, Terrence; Justeson, John (2003), A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary[1], pages 1081–1082:pM *tyee7