Heart

Southern Uto-Aztecan words for "heart", fall into two groups: those based on *sura and those based on *hikwɨyawa. The forms are not neatly grouped, and indeed several groups have reflexes of both proto-forms, making it necessary to reconstruct both roots for PSUA.

*sura

Tepiman

Proto-Tepiman: *hura

Nevome: huura-di

Northern Tepehuán: úra

Southern Tepehuán: hur

Sonoran

proto-Sonoran *sura

Mayo: suula

Guarijío: sulá

Tarahumaran: surá

Cora?

• xáijnyu'kari (Muñiz); xaíjnyu'ucari (Casad)

*hikwɨyawa

Tepiman

• 'ibɨdaga < *híkwɨyáwa

Ópatan

• Eudeve: híbes

Cahitan

• hiapsi < *híyáwri

Nahuan

• yo:l < *iyáuri

Coracholan

• (i)yauri

ruuri < *yuuri

iyaari

Development

PSUA *híkwɨyáwa

Tepiman *'ibɨdaga "?"

Sonoran: *hiyawari < *hikwyawa-ri

Cahitan hiapsi "heart" < *hiyaw-ri

Corachol-Nahuan *hiyao-ri

Coracholan: *iyau-ri

Wixárika iyaa-ri "heart, soul"

Náayeri ruu-ri "heart", "life"

Nahuan *yo:li "life" < *yao-ri "heart"

/yo:llo:/ < yo:l-yo:- "heart"

/yo:lloh/ < yo:l-yoh- "heart"

Nahuan ihiyo: "breath"