Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sɨʔɨ̨

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

*sɨʔɨ̨

1. a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house (Spanish horcón)

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: siꞌin
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sɨ́hɨ̀n
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sɨhɨ̄n
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: diꞌi̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: sɨꞌñɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “126) horcón / housepost / *sɨʔɨ̱”