Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kɨ̀wɨ̀ʔ

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

*kɨ̀wɨ̀ʔ

1. day

Related terms

• *sɨwɨʔ

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ki̱ví
• Chayuco Mixtec: quɨvɨ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kivi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: quɨ̀vɨ̀
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: quɨvɨ̄
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuu
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kɨvɨ

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “63) *kɨ̀wɨ̀ʔ/ "day"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “154) día / day / *kɨwɨʔ”