Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/itu

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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Noun

*itu

1. field

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: itu, itun
• Chayuco Mixtec: itu
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: itu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: itù
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: itū
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ytu
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: iti
• Yosondúa Mixtec: itu

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “169) milpa / cornfield / *itu”