Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ínà

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “noun”)

Noun

*ínà

1. dog

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: ina
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: inà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: inā
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ina
• ⇒ Alcozauca Mixtec: tìnà
• ⇒ Teposcolula Mixtec: teina
• ⇒ Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱na
• ⇒ Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: tǐna

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “45) *ínà / "dog"”