tlaye:ctli, tlate:ntli

[IDIEZ]

Piyali notequixpoyohuan,
	In Classical we have "tlate:ntli" with two definitions: 1. cosa echada (which comes from te:ma) and 2. cuff (of a shirt of pair of pants) (from te:ntli). They are obviously two different words. In Modern Huastecan Nahuatl, for "tlate:ntli" we have 1. "at the side of the road where the forest begins" and 2. "a sharp knife or machete." Both of these come from "te:ntli". I'm interested in the "tlate:ntli" that comes from "te:ntli." What is the "tla-" doing?
	In Modern Huastecan Nahuatl we have "tlaye:ctli," meaning "something that no longer has little specks of things (basuritas) mixed in with it." It looks like this is built on a noun, "ye:ctli", in the same way that "tlate:ntli" is. Again, what is the "tla-" doing.
	And as an aside and given our little recent discussion about the variantion between n and c, I wonder if there might not be a relation between tequi and te:ntli. I know there is a difference in vowel length, due to....., but the relation between cutting and edge provokes thought.
John

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