Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tíyǫ́

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

*tíyǫ́

1. work

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: chiñu
• Chayuco Mixtec: tyiño
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tniñu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyiñu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tiñu
• Teposcolula Mixtec: tniño
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: choon
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jniñu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “16) *tíyǫ́ / "work"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “49) trabajo / work / *tiyo̱^[sic]”