Where does “joj” come from?

joj (Ch'orti') comes from Proto-Mayan *jooj — crow, heron.

joj (Ch'orti'): heron

Definitions

  1. heron

Ancestry of “joj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mayan*joojcrow, heron
Every word from Proto-Mayan *jooj