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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdesɨ

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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*ⁿdesɨ

  1. (intransitive) be closed

Descendants

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  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndesi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndasɨ́
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndasú
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndadí

References

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  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:131) cerrado / closed / *ⁿdesɨ