Reconstruction:Proto-Mixe-Zoque/pe꞉t-

This Proto-Mixe-Zoque 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-Mixe-Zoque

Noun

*pe꞉t-

1. sweep

Descendants

• ⇒ Mixe: *pe꞉tan (“broom”)
  • Oluta Popoluca: pe̱taꞌn
  • Sayula Popoluca: petaꞌn
  • Totontepec Mixe: pe̱e̱tu̱n
• ⇒ Zoque: *petkuʔy (“broom”)
  • Copainalá Zoque: petcuy
  • Francisco León Zoque: petcuy
  • Highland Popoluca: petcuy
  • Rayón Zoque: petkuy

References

• Elson, Benjamin F. (1992) “Reconstructing Mixe-Zoque”, in Hwang, Shin Ja J. & Merrifield, William R., editors, Language in Context: Essays for Robert E. Longacre (Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics; 107)‎^[1], The Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington, →ISBN, pages 577–592