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Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/estli

This Proto-Nahuan entry contains reconstructed words 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

Noun

*estli

  1. blood

Descendants
  • Classical Nahuatl: eztli
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: eztli
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: esti
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: yestli̱

References
  • Dakin, Karen (April 1983), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec: An Alternative Analysis”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 49, issue 2, pages 169–203
  • Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, issue 4, pages 262–279: “(16) blood *əs-”
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