Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/luʔwęʔ

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

• *suʔwęʔ

Etymology

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

Noun

*luʔwęʔ

1. tail

Derived terms

• *tɨ-luʔwęʔ

Descendants

*luʔwęʔ

*suʔwęʔ

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: suꞌma
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: jùhmà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: suhmā
• Teposcolula Mixtec: dzuma
• Yosondúa Mixtec: suꞌma

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “6) cola / tail / *luʔwe̱ʔ”