Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kòyǫ́

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

*kòyǫ́

1. meat

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: kùñù
• Chayuco Mixtec: coño
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuñu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cúñu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cūñu
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ko̱ño
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kuñu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “51) *kòyǫ́ / "meat"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “30) carne / meat / *koyo̱”