Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/leʔyiʔ

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

• *seʔyiʔ

Etymology

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

Noun

*leʔyiʔ

1. armpit

Descendants

• *leʔyiʔ
• *seʔyiʔ

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xeꞌe
• ⇒ San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: chixehē
• ⇒ Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱i deꞌe̱
• ⇒ Yosondúa Mixtec: chixeꞌe

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “97) sobaco / armpit / *leʔyiʔ”