Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/téyù

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

*téyù

1. seat

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱i̱
• Chayuco Mixtec: tyayu
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: teyu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyáyu
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: teyū
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: téi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: teyu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “32) *téyù / "stool"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “168) banquito / stool / *teyu”