Reconstruction:Proto-Numic/woŋko(N)

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 *wokoN.

Noun

*woŋko(N) (Stubbs 2011, Iannucci 1973)

  1. pine tree
  2. fir
  3. spruce

Descendants

  • Central Numic:
    • Comanche: wokobi
    • Shoshone: ⇒ wonko-pin
  • Western Numic:
    • Northern Paiute: wogopi

References

  • Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1626a. *wokoN ‘pine’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 272
  • Iannucci, David (1973), “275) *woŋko(N) […] 'pine tree/fir/spruce'”, in Numic Historical Phonology (Thesis), Ithaca, New York: Cornell University, 73-16,085, page 121
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