Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/ȼiikatl
Appearance
Proto-Nahuan
[edit]Noun
[edit]*ȼiikatl
Descendants
[edit]- Classical Nahuatl: tzīcatl (“leaf-cutter ant”)
- Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tzicatl
- Mecayapan Nahuatl: tzi̱caꞌ
- Michoacán Nahuatl: tzical
- Pipil: tzīkat
- Pochutec: tziqueʹt
- Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tzicatl
References
[edit]- 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-”