Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sawiʔ

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

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Noun

*sawiʔ

1. rain

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: sa̱ví
• Chayuco Mixtec: zavi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sàvì
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: saū
• Teposcolula Mixtec: dzavui
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: dai̱
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: sa̱ví
• Yosondúa Mixtec: sau

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “1) lluvia / rain / *sawiʔ”