Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/mïca

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

*mïca

1. moon

Descendants

• *mïca (unmarked)
  • Cahita:
    • Mayo: meecha
  • Tarahumaran:
    • Central Tarahumara: michá
• *mïca-ta (absolutive)
  • Proto-Nahuan: *meeȼtli
    • Classical Nahuatl: mētztli
    • Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: metztli
    • Mecayapan Nahuatl: me̱tzti
    • Pipil: mētzti
    • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mietztli̱
    • Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl: metztli
  • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
    • Cahuilla: menill
    • Tübatulabal: mɨ·yal (“month”)
• *mïca-wït (augmentative)
  • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
    • Hopi: muuyaw
    • Comanche: mʉa