Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/masaatl

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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[edit]

Noun[edit]

*masaatl

  1. deer

Descendants[edit]

  • Classical Nahuatl: mazātl
  • Morelos Nahuatl: masatl
  • Pipil: masāt
  • Pochutec: meçaʹt
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: masötl
  • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: masatl
  • Kaqchikel: masat
  • K'iche': masat

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:(42) deer *masaa-