Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/seʔę

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

*seʔę

1. fat

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xàꞌàn
• Chayuco Mixtec: xahan
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xeꞌen
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: xáhàn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: xāhan
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: da̱ꞌan
• Yosondúa Mixtec: xaꞌan

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “13) manteca / lard / *seʔe̱”