Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/masaatl

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

*masaatl

deer

Descendants

Classical Nahuatl: mazātl
Morelos Nahuatl: masatl
Pipil: masāt
Tetelcingo Nahuatl: masötl
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: masatl
→ Kaqchikel: masat

References

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: “(42) deer *masaa-”

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