Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/neštli

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 [Term?]. Cognate with Huichol naxí, Cora nasí.

Noun

*neštli

1. ash

Descendants

• Classical Nahuatl: nextli
• Mecayapan Nahuatl: nexti
• Pipil: neshti

References

• Dakin, Karen (1983 April) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec: An Alternative Analysis”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 49, number 2, pages 169–203
• 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: “(5) ashes *nəš-”