Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷiʔna

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

*kʷiʔna

1. demon
2. thief

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: kuíꞌná
• Chayuco Mixtec: cuihna
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuiꞌna
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cuihnà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuihnā
• Teposcolula Mixtec: cuina
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuíꞌíná
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kuiꞌna

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “77) demonio / demon / *kʷiʔna”