Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ísù

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

*ísù

1. deer

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: isu
• Ayutla Mixtec: i̱su̱
• Chayuco Mixtec: izu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: isù
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: isū
• Teposcolula Mixtec: ydzu
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: isu
• Yosondúa Mixtec: isu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “43) *ísù / "deer"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “12) venado / deer / *isu”