Where does “jua” come from?

jua (Mezquital Otomi) comes from Proto-Otomi *kʷha, from Proto-Otomian *khwa, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *khoa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa, from Middle Chinese 瓜.

jua (Mezquital Otomi): rabbit

Definitions

  1. rabbit

Ancestry of “jua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Otomi*kʷha—
2Proto-Otomian*khwarabbit
3Proto-Oto-Pamean*khoa—
4Proto-Uto-Aztecankʷacoyote
5Middle Chinese瓜—
Every word from Middle Chinese 瓜 →Every word from Proto-Uto-Aztecan kʷa →Every word from Proto-Oto-Pamean *khoa →