Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sayu

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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.)

Noun[edit]

*sayu

  1. catarrh, phlegm

Descendants[edit]

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: sàì
  • Chayuco Mixtec: zayu
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sayu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sáyù
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sayū
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: dzayu
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: de̱i

References[edit]

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:111) catarro / cold, phlegm / *sayu