Where does “uspi” come from?

uspi (Mezquital Otomi) comes from Mezquital Otomi tsibi, from Proto-Otomi *cibi, from Proto-Otomian *cibi, from Proto-Oto-Pamean *ci-p.

uspi (Mezquital Otomi): light a fire, make a fire

Definitions

  1. light a fire, make a fire

Ancestry of “uspi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mezquital Otomitsibifire
2Proto-Otomi*cibifire
3Proto-Otomian*cibifire
4Proto-Oto-Pamean*ci-p—
Every word from Proto-Oto-Pamean *ci-p →Every word from Proto-Otomian *cibi →Every word from Proto-Otomi *cibi →
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