Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yáwì

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

*yáwì

1. hole

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: yāvì
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yavi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yávi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yaū
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yái̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yau

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “41) *yáwì / "hole"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “135) agujero / hole / *yawi”