Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tèyé

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

*tèyé

1. man

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱a
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tee
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: chāa
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ta̱a
• Yosondúa Mixtec: chaa

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “47) *tèyé / "man"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “52) hombre / man / *tèyé”