Reconstruction:Proto-Mayan/sanik

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

*sanik

  1. ant

Descendants

  • Kaqchikel: sanïk, sanik
  • Tzotzil: xinich
  • Yucatec Maya: síinik

References

  • Kaufman, Terrence; Justeson, John (2003), A Preliminary Mayan Etymological Dictionary‎[1], pages 666–667: “pM *sanik”
  • Wichmann, Søren; Brown, Cecil H. (2011), “Syllable Nuclei of Proto-Mayan Disyllabic Stems”, in Avelino, Heriberto, editor, New Perspectives in Mayan Linguistics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, pages 316–342: “*asnikʼ “ant””
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