Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sìkù

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

*sìkù

1. niece

Coordinate terms

• *sàxį̀ (“nephew”)

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xiku
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: xicū
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: duku̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: xiku

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “82) *sìkù / "niece"”