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Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/meeȼtli

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *mïca-ta.

Noun

*meeȼtli

  1. moon

Descendants
  • Classical Nahuatl: mētztli
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: metztli
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: me̱tzti
  • Pipil: mētzti
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mietztli̱
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: metztli

References
  • 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: “(109) moon *meeȼ-”
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