Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/lakʷaʔ

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

Alternative forms

• *ⁿdakʷaʔ

Etymology

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

Noun

*lakʷaʔ

1. pus

Descendants

*lakʷaʔ

• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: lacua
• Yosondúa Mixtec: lakua

*ⁿdakʷaʔ

• Chayuco Mixtec: ndacua
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ndakua
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndacua
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndáko̱

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “76) pus / pus / *lakʷaʔ”