Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷìyà

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

*kʷìyà

1. year

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: kui̱ya̱
• Chayuco Mixtec: cuiya
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuiya
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cuìyà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuiā
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuia̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kuiya

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “81) *kʷìyà / "year"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “74) año / year / *kʷiya”