Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/aayootl
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aya-wɨt-ta (“big tortoise”).
Noun
*aayootl
Descendants
- Classical Nahuatl: āyōtl
- Pochutec: ayuʹt
- Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öyutl
- ⇒ Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱yo̱tzi̱n
- ⇒ Pipil: āyūtzin
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: “(179) turtle *aayoo-”