Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/íkú

This Proto-Mixtec 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-Mixtec

Etymology

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Adverb

*íkú

1. yesterday

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: icu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: icu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: icu
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ycu
• Yosondúa Mixtec: iku

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “29) *íkú / "yesterday"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “170) ayer / yesterday / *iku”