Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ⁿdɨkɨʔ

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

*ⁿdɨkɨʔ

1. horn

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ndikín
• Chayuco Mixtec: ndɨquɨ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndiki
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndɨquɨ
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: ndɨquɨ
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndíki̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: ndɨkɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “68) cuerno / horn / *ⁿdɨkɨʔ”