Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/ku-ɨku

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 edit

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

*ku-ɨku

  1. sew

Descendants edit

  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kiku
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: quícu, quécu
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: quīcu
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ki̱ki
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kiku

References edit

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:79) coser / sew / *ku ɨku