Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷeti

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

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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*kʷeti

  1. sin
Descendants
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  • Chayuco Mixtec: cuatyi
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuechi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cuatyí
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuāchi
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: quachi
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: kua̱chi
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kuachi
References
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  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:20) culpa / sin / *kʷeti

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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*kʷeti

  1. small (plural)
Descendants
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References
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  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:101) *kʷeti / "small (in pieces)"