Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/punsi

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This Proto-Uto-Aztecan 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-Uto-Aztecan

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Noun

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*punsi[1]

  1. eye

Descendants

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  • *punsi (unmarked)
    • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
      • Hopi: poosi
    • Pimic:
      • O'odham: vuhi
      • Tepehuan:
        • Northern Tepehuan: vúji
        • Southeastern Tepehuan: bui
    • Tarahumaran:
      • Central Tarahumara: busí
  • *punsi-ta (absolutive)

References

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  1. ^ Manaster Ramer, Alexis (1993) “Blood, tears, and murder: the evidence for Proto-Uto-Aztecan syllable-final consonants”, in Marle, Jaap van, editor, Historical Linguistics 1991: Papers from the 10th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Amsterdam, 12-16 August 1991, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 205