Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/aatl

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This Proto-Nahuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nahuan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pa-ta.

Noun[edit]

*aatl

  1. water

Descendants[edit]

  • Classical Nahuatl: ātl
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: atl
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱ꞌ
  • Pipil: āt
  • Temascaltepec Nahuatl: atl
  • ⇒ Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱ꞌti
  • ⇒ Tetelcingo Nahuatl: ötzintli̱

References[edit]

  • Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(186) water *aa-”
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