Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdese

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

*ⁿdese

1. (interrogative) how

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndexe
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndasa

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “157) cómo / how / *ⁿdese”