Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xèʔè

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

*xèʔè

1. foot

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xa̱ꞌá
• Ayutla Mixtec: xaꞌa̱ꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: saha
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsàhà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jahā
• Teposcolula Mixtec: saha
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jaꞌa

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “29) *xèʔè / "foot"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “119) pie / foot / *xeʔe”