Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/teeka

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

Cognate with Mayo teeca, Central Tarahumara ricá.

Verb

*teeka

  1. (transitive) lay down

Descendants

  • Classical Nahuatl: tēca
  • Highland Puebla Nahuatl: quite̱ca
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: quite̱ca
  • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: quiteca
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: qui̱tieca

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: “(100) lie down *teeka”
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