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The word '''Mezquite''' (''Neltuma spp.''; ''Strombocarpa spp.'') (attested in English 1759, Spanish 1591 ([[ | The word '''Mezquite''' (''Neltuma spp.''; ''Strombocarpa spp.'') (attested in English 1759, Spanish 1591 ([[Haugen, Jason D. 2009. Borrowed borrowings: Nahuatl loan words in English. Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, (3).|Haugen 2009]])) comes from Nahuatl ''miskitl'' <nowiki><mizquitl></nowiki>. I have found no cognates for this Nahuatl word in other Uto-Aztecan languages. | ||
|Haugen 2009]])) comes from Nahuatl ''miskitl'' <nowiki><mizquitl></nowiki>. I have found no cognates for this Nahuatl word in other Uto-Aztecan languages. | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 9 June 2025
The word Mezquite (Neltuma spp.; Strombocarpa spp.) (attested in English 1759, Spanish 1591 (Haugen 2009)) comes from Nahuatl miskitl <mizquitl>. I have found no cognates for this Nahuatl word in other Uto-Aztecan languages.