Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tàtą̀ʔ

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

*tàtą̀ʔ

1. medicine

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱tán
• Chayuco Mixtec: tàtà
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tatna
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tàtàn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tanā
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: tata̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: tajna

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “61) *tàtą̀ʔ / "medicine"”