Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tiyįʔ

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

*tiyįʔ

1. fingernail

Descendants

• Ayutla Mixtec: chii̱nꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: tyiin
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnii
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyíñú
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tíñu
• Sinicahua Mixtec: tnii
• Teposcolula Mixtec: tnii
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: chíi̱n

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “91) *tiyįʔ / "fingernail"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “107) uña / fingernail / *tiyi̱ʔ”