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Uto-Aztecan words for "'''Dog'''" | Southern Uto-Aztecan words for "'''Dog'''" are built on two main roots *''tsu'' "dog" and *''tsi'' "puppy", these are combined with other roots in the individual languages. The three compound forms are *''kotsi'' in Tara-Guarijío, *''wotsi'' in Tepiman, and *''tsɨkɨi'' in Corachol-Nahuan. | ||
It is interesting that Totonacan and Mayan also have roots with *''tsi'' for "dog", but this seems to be an ancient Wanderwort. | |||
==*tsɨkɨi - Corachol-Nahuan== | |||
:'''Proto-Corachol-Nahuan: | |||
::''[[tsɨkɨi]]'' "dog" | |||
:'''Nahuan''': | |||
::''[[itskʷin]]'' < *''[[tsɨkɨimɨ|tsɨkɨi-mɨ]]'' < *''tsu-kui'' | |||
::''[[chichi]]'' < *''[[tsitsi|tsi-tsi]]'' (or from *''tsutsi'' "puppy-dog") | |||
:'''Corachol''': | |||
::'''Wixárika''' | |||
:::*''[[tsɨkɨ]]'' "dog" | |||
:::*''[[tsinu]]'' "puppy" < *tsi + nu "baby" | |||
::'''Náayeri''' | |||
:::''[[tsɨ(-kɨ)]]'' < PCN *tsɨkɨi | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 8 June 2025
Southern Uto-Aztecan words for "Dog" are built on two main roots *tsu "dog" and *tsi "puppy", these are combined with other roots in the individual languages. The three compound forms are *kotsi in Tara-Guarijío, *wotsi in Tepiman, and *tsɨkɨi in Corachol-Nahuan.
It is interesting that Totonacan and Mayan also have roots with *tsi for "dog", but this seems to be an ancient Wanderwort.
*tsɨkɨi - Corachol-Nahuan
- Proto-Corachol-Nahuan:
- tsɨkɨi "dog"
- Náayeri
- tsɨ(-kɨ) < PCN *tsɨkɨi
- Náayeri
