Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kòòʔ

Proto-Mixtec

Etymology

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Noun

*kòòʔ

1. snake

Derived terms

• *koo yeʔⁿdiʔ

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ko̱ó
• Ayutla Mixtec: koo̱ꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: coo
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: còò
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: coō
• Teposcolula Mixtec: coo
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: ko̱ó
• Yosondúa Mixtec: koo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “65) *kòòʔ / "snake"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “69) culebra / snake / *kooʔ”