Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kàá

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

*kàá

1. metal

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: kàà
• Chayuco Mixtec: caa
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: càà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cāa
• Teposcolula Mixtec: caa
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ka̱a
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kaa

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “50) *kàá / "metal"”