Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kóʔó

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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Verb

*kóʔó

1. (transitive) drink

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: koꞌo
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: koꞌo
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: coho
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: coho
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: koꞌo
• Yosondúa Mixtec: koꞌo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “25) *kóʔó / "to drink"”