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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xi-toʔo

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*xi-toʔo

  1. boss
  2. owner

Descendants

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  • Chayuco Mixtec: sitoho
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: jitoꞌo
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsitóhò
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jitohō
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: satoꞌo
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: jitoꞌo

References

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  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:63) dueño / owner / *xi toʔo