Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kɨ̀sɨ́

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

*kɨ̀sɨ́

1. clay pot

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ki̱si
• Chayuco Mixtec: quɨzɨ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kisi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: quɨsɨ
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: quɨ̄sɨ
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ki̱di
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kɨsɨ

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “49) *kɨ̀sɨ́/ "clay pot"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “94) olla / clay pot / *kɨsɨ”