Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/kal-

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.
This Proto-Nahuan entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Nahuan

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kaLi-ta.

Noun

*kal-lɨ

  1. house

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: calli
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: calli
  • Pipil: cal

References

  • Stubbs, Brian D. (2020) [2011], “1213. *kanni (NUA) / *kaLi (SUA) ‘house’”, in Uto-Aztecan: A comparative vocabulary‎[1], revised online edition, Flower Mound, Texas: Shumway Family History Services, page 218
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