Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/ȼiikatl

This Proto-Nahuan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Nahuan

Noun

*ȼiikatl

1. ant

Descendants

• Classical Nahuatl: tzīcatl (“leaf-cutter ant”)
• Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: tzicatl
• Mecayapan Nahuatl: tzi̱caꞌ
• Michoacán Nahuatl: tzical
• Pipil: tzīkat
• Pochutec: tziqueʹt
• Tetelcingo Nahuatl: tzicatl

References

• Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(2) ant *ȼiika-”