Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/teʔyu

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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Verb

*teʔyu

1. rot

Adjective

*teʔyu

1. rotten

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱ꞌi̱ (“rot”)
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: teꞌyu (“rot”), teꞌyu (“rotten”)
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyaahyú (“rot”)
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tehyū (“rot”), téhyú (“rotten”)
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: teiꞌi̱ (“rot”), te̱i̱ꞌí (“rotten”)
• Yosondúa Mixtec: teꞌyu (“rot”)

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “58) podrido / rotten / *teʔyu”