Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/paka

This Proto-Uto-Aztecan 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-Uto-Aztecan

Noun

*paka

1. reed

Descendants

*paka

• Cahita:

• Mayo: baaca

• Corachol:

• Huichol: háca

• Northern Uto-Aztecan:

• Hopi: paaqavi

• Tarahumaran:

• Central Tarahumara: baká

*paka-ta (absolutive)

• Proto-Nahuan: *aakatl
  • Classical Nahuatl: ācatl
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: a̱cat
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: acatl
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: öcatl
  • ⇒ Mecayapan Nahuatl: a̱ca
• Northern Uto-Aztecan:

• Proto-Cupan:

• Cahuilla: paxal

*pa~paka (reduplicated)

• Pimic:

• O'odham: vapk
• Tepehuan:

• Northern Tepehuan: vaapákai
• Southeastern Tepehuan: baapak