Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sɨwɨʔ

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

Etymology

Related to *kɨ̀wɨ̀ʔ (“day”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*sɨwɨʔ

name

Descendants

Chayuco Mixtec: zɨvɨ
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sivi
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sɨ́vɨ́
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sɨ́hvɨ́
Teposcolula Mixtec: dzevui

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “127) nombre / name / *sɨwɨʔ”