Reconstruction:Proto-Uto-Aztecan/pa

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

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Noun

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*pa[1]

  1. water

Descendants

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  • Cahita:
    • Mayo: baaꞌa
  • Corachol:
  • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
    • Hopi: paahu
    • Serran:
      • Gabrielino-Fernandeño: par
      • Serrano: bate
      • Kitanemuk: bate
    • Proto-Numic:
      • Southern Numic:
      • Central Numic:
      • Western Numic:
        • Mono (California): paja
        • Northern Paiute: paa
  • *pa-ta (absolutive)
    • Proto-Nahuan: *aatl
    • Northern Uto-Aztecan:
      • Proto-Cupan:
        • Cupeño-Cahuilla:
        • Luiseño: paala
      • Tübatulabal: pa·l

References

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  1. ^ Manaster Ramer, Alexis (1993) “Blood, tears, and murder: the evidence for Proto-Uto-Aztecan syllable-final consonants”, in Marle, Jaap van, editor, Historical Linguistics 1991: Papers from the 10th International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Amsterdam, 12-16 August 1991, Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 201