Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/aakatl

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 *paka-ta.

Noun

*aakatl

  1. reed

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: ācatl
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: a̱cat
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acatl
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcatl
  • ⇒ Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱ca

References

  • Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(133) reed *aaka-”
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