Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kaʔyu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

*kaʔyu

  1. paint

Descendants[edit]

  • Chayuco Mixtec: cahyu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kaꞌyu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cáhyɨ̀
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cahi
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: keꞌi
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kaꞌyu
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ndikaꞌí

References[edit]

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:141) pintar / paint / *kaʔyu