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Southern Uto-Aztecan words for "'''Dog'''" are built on two main roots *''tsu'' "dog" and *''tsi'' "puppy", these | 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''': | :'''Nahuan''': | ||
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
