Reconstruction:Proto-Numic/aya

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ayaC (“tortoise, rattle”).

Noun

*aya (Stubbs 2011)

  1. tortoise, turtle

Descendants

  • Southern Numic:
    • Kawaiisu: ʔaya (“turtle”)
    • Ute: 'áya̱ (“turtle”) (Southern Paiute), ⇒ 'ayapʉ-chi̱ (“turtle”) (Colorado River)

References

  • Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “2422. *ayaC / *ayoC 'turtle'”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 371
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