Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sìnìʔ

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

*sìnìʔ

1. head

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱ꞌní, xi̱ní
• Chayuco Mixtec: xiñi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xini
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: jìñì
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: xinī
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: dini̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: xini

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “69) *sìnìʔ / "head"”