Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/leʔyiʔ

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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]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • *seʔyiʔ

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*leʔyiʔ

  1. armpit

Descendants[edit]

  • *leʔyiʔ
  • *seʔyiʔ
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xeꞌe
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: chixehē
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱i deꞌe̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: chixeꞌe

References[edit]

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:97) sobaco / armpit / *leʔyiʔ