Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷáą́

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

*kʷáą́

1. buy

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuaan
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuaan
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuiin, kueen
• Yosondúa Mixtec: kuaan

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “26) *kʷáą́ / "buy"”