Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sɨʔwa

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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Noun edit

*sɨʔwa

  1. cacao

Descendants edit

  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: súhva
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: suhā
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: dzehua
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: diꞌo̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: suꞌva

References edit

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:128) cacao / cacao / *sɨʔwa