Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/teʔyu

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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]

*teʔyu

  1. rot

Adjective[edit]

*teʔyu

  1. rotten

Descendants[edit]

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱ꞌi̱ (rot)
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: teꞌyu (rot), teꞌyu (rotten)
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tyaahyú (rot)
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tehyū (rot), téhyú (rotten)
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: teiꞌi̱ (rot), te̱i̱ꞌí (rotten)
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: teꞌyu (rot)

References[edit]

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:58) podrido / rotten / *teʔyu