Dog

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:

itskʷin < *tsɨkɨi-mɨ < *tsu-kui

chichi < *tsi-tsi (or from *tsutsi "puppy-dog")

Corachol:

Wixárika

• tsɨkɨ "dog"
• tsinu "puppy" < *tsi + nu "baby"

Náayeri

tsɨ(-kɨ) < PCN *tsɨkɨi