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Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/yaalwa

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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

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Adverb

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*yaalwa

  1. yesterday

Descendants

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  • Classical Nahuatl: yālhua
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: ya̱lhua
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: yalua
  • Pipil: yālua
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: iyölhua

References

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  • 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:(197) yesterday *yaalwa