Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ínì

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

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

Noun

*ínì

1. inside, interior

Preposition

*ínì

1. inside

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ini
• Chayuco Mixtec: iñi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ini
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: íñi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: inī
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ini
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ini

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “44) *ínì / "inside"”