Reconstruction:Proto-Nahuan/mičim

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

Noun

*mičim

1. fish

Descendants

• Classical Nahuatl: michin
• Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl: michi
• Pipil: michin
• Pochutec: michoʹm

References

• Dakin, Karen (1983 April) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels and Pochutec: An Alternative Analysis”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 49, number 2, pages 169–203
• Campbell, Lyle, Langacker, Ronald W. (1978 October) “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, pages 262–279: “(61) fish *mičɨm”