Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-iyų

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

*tɨ-iyų

1. foam

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ti-iñu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tiñùù
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨhiñū
• Teposcolula Mixtec: teiño
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: chiꞌi̱o̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: tiꞌiñu

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “38) espuma / foam / *tɨ iyu̱”