Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/teentli

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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 *tïni-ta, *tïni.

Noun[edit]

*teentli

  1. mouth
  2. edge, rim

Descendants[edit]

  • Classical Nahuatl: tēntli (“lip; edge”)
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: ite̱n (“mouth”)
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: te̱nti (“mouth; edge”)

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: “(111) mouth *teen-”
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