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Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/tetl

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *tïn-ta.

Noun

*tetl

  1. stone, rock

Descendants
  • Classical Nahuatl: tetl
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tetl
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: teꞌ
    • ⇒ Mecayapan Nahuatl: teꞌti

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: “(162) stone *tə-”
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