Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/nəš-

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 *nasi-ta. Cognate with Huichol naxí, Cora nasí.

Noun

*nəš-tlɨ

  1. ash

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: nextli
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: nexti
  • Pipil: neshti

References

  • Dakin (April 1983), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec: An Alternative Analysis”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 49, number 2, pages 169–203
  • Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 262 of 262–279: “(5) ashes *nəš-”
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