Editing Chan Chan (section)

=== Etymological analysis by Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino ===
More recently, linguist [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] [[Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino]] a [[Quechumaran languages|Quechumaran]] etymology for the toponym. According to his hypothesis, both the form 'Chanchan' and the variants 'Cauchan' and 'Canda' may well be explained by a Quechua etym ''*kanĉa'' 'corral, fence, fenced place' and the [[Quechumaran languages|Quechumaran]] toponymic morpheme ''*-n'' (of probable [[Aymara language|Aymara]] etymology). Thus, the current pronunciation would be the product of an "orthographic trap", since originally the <ch> would have been used to represent the sound of a [[voiceless velar stop]] [k] at the beginning of the word. Originally, the toponym would have been *''kanĉa-n(i)'' ''''(place) where fences/ corrals abound'''', whose Quechualization results in phonetic /'''kantʃáŋ'''/ in <Chanchán>. According to this proposal, the toponym would be neither Mochica nor Quingnam, nor would it be so ancient in time.<ref>Cerrón-Palomino, R. (2020). <Chanchán> y su trampa ortográfica: ni mochica ni quingnam sino quechumara. ''Lexis, 44(''1), 301-316. https://doi.org/10.18800/lexis.202001.010.</ref> However, Urban has rejected Cerrón-Palomino's hypothesis as implausible and ratified his previous conclusions.<ref>Urban, M. (2022). <Chan Chan> y su trampa etimológica: respuesta a Cerrón-Palomino. ''Lexis, 46(''1), 103-123. https://doi.org/10.18800/lexis.202201.003.</ref> In response to this, [[Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino]] dismisses Urban's observations and reaffirms his proposed etymology, which he finds sufficiently explicit and rigorous, concluding that it is definitely [[Quechumaran languages|Quechumaran]].<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.30920/letras.95.142.8| issn = 2071-5072| volume = 95| issue = 142| pages = 101-117| last = Cerrón-Palomino| first = Rodolfo| title = < Canchan > y no < Chan chan >: definitivamente quechumara y no quingnam| journal = Letras (Lima)|date = 2024-12-27| url = http://revista.letras.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/le/article/view/2591|language = es}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" perrow="4" heights="240">
File:Chanchan-reconstruccion-fonetica.jpg|Reconstruction of the phonetics of ''Chanchán'' in /'''kantʃáŋ'''/, based on the etymology of [[Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino]].
File:Comparativa-chanchan.jpg|The toponym ''Chanchán'' is shown related to other toponyms with the same [[Quechumaran languages|Quechumaran]] root.
</gallery>