'átsi

Proto-Coracholan *'átsi "bat".

Attestations:

• Wixárika 'átsi

Náayeri

Chuistestyaka: átsi'i "murciélago" (Muñíz 2024:13); játzi'i "murciélago, bat" Pl. játzi'ise

Kuáxa'taana: átsi's "murciélago" (Muñíz 2024:13)

Etymology: Proposal 1. This root may come from a PSUA root *patsí, which weakened /p/ to Proto-Corachol-Nahua /h/ hatsí and then /ʔ/, giving 'átsi. Proposal 2: This root may come from Proto-Corachol-Nahuan *tsoi "bat" with an added prefix, ʔa-/ha of unknown meaning.