Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/ȼiikatl

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 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

Noun

*ȼiikatl

  1. ant

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: tzīcatl (“leaf-cutter ant”)
  • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tzicatl
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: tzi̱caꞌ
  • Michoacán Nahuatl: tzical
  • Pipil: tzīkat
  • Pochutec: tziqueʹt
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tzicatl

References

  • Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(2) ant *ȼiika-”
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