Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/maka

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *makaC.

Verb

*maka

  1. give

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: maca
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: maca
  • Pipil: maka
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: maca

References

  • Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(70) give *maka”
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