Sopitsi

PSUA word for bat (order Chiroptera), with cognates in Tara-Guarijío, Cahita, Corachol-Nahua.

Derived forms: PSUA *sopitsi

Pre-Corachol-Nahua *tsohi-naika

Pre-Nahuan *tsoi-naika

Proto-Nahuatl *tsina:kamɨ

Nahuan: tsina:kan

tsona:ka, Tetelcingo, Morelos and Oapan, Guerrero Nahuatl

tsotso, Huastecan Nahua

Proto-Cahita *soptsi

Cahita

Yaqui

Mayo

Tarahumara-Guarijío-Ópatan *sopítsi

Proto-Tarahumara-Guarijío *sopitʃi

Proto-Ópatan: *sopits

Eudeve: sikur sopits "bat" (lit. "mouse butterfly")

How to cite:
Pharao Hansen, Magnus. 2026. Sopitsi. In SUALEX: A Southern Uto-Aztecan Etymological Dictionary. https://sualex.cenzontle.org/index.php?title=Sopitsi (accessed 20 April 2026).