Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/teen-

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 *tïni-ta, *tïni.

Noun

*teen-tlɨ

  1. mouth
  2. edge, rim

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: tēntli (“lip; edge”)
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: ite̱n (“mouth”)
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: te̱nti (“mouth; edge”)

References

  • Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 266 of 262–279: “(111) mouth *teen-”
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