Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yakʷįʔ

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

*yakʷįʔ

1. armadillo

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ya̱kuín
• Chayuco Mixtec: yacui
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yakun
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yacuin
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yaquin
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: yakuín
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yakuin
• ⇒ Tezoatlán Mixtec: taꞌi̱yáki̱

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “72) armadillo / armadillo / *yakʷi̱ʔ”