Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sayu

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

*sayu

1. catarrh, phlegm

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: sàì
• Chayuco Mixtec: zayu
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sayu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sáyù
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sayū
• Teposcolula Mixtec: dzayu
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: de̱i

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “111) catarro / cold, phlegm / *sayu”