Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-yakaʔ

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-yakaʔ

1. fish

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: tiàká
• Ayutla Mixtec: tya̱kaꞌ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tiaka
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyàca
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: chácá, tiyácá
• Teposcolula Mixtec: teyaca, tiyaca
• Yosondúa Mixtec: chaka

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “94) *tɨ-yakaʔ / "fish"”