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Proto-Nahuan *estli (inherited)
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Highland Puebla Nahuatl esti (cognate)
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Classical Nahuatl ezzoh (suffix)
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Northern Puebla Nahuatl yestli (cognate)
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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl eztli (cognate)
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Tetelcingo Nahuatl yestli̱ (cognate)
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Central Nahuatl eztli (derived)