Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sitįʔ

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

*sitįʔ

1. nose

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱tín
• Ayutla Mixtec: xiti̱nꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: xityi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xitni
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ìxtyìn, xìtyìn
• Teposcolula Mixtec: dzitni
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: xi̱tin
• ⇒ Yosondúa Mixtec: yuxijni

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “8) nariz / nose / *siti̱ʔ”