Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/wéʔyí

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

*wéʔyí

1. house

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: veꞌe
• Chayuco Mixtec: vehe
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: veꞌe
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: vehe
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: vehe
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: veꞌe
• Yosondúa Mixtec: veꞌe

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “28) *wéʔyí / "house"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “164) casa / house / *weʔyi”