Where does “Otomian” come from?

Otomian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Otomian (English): Relating to the Otomi people of Mexico

Definitions

  1. Relating to the Otomi people of Mexico

Ancestry of “Otomian”, step by step

Otomian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Otomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOtomiA person belonging to the indigenous Otomi ethnic...
2SpanishotomíA member of the Otomi people; the Otomi language;...
3Classical Nahuatlotomihplural of otomitl
4Classical NahuatlotomitlAn Otomi; A member of an elite class of soldiers
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →