Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tèyé

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 edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

*tèyé

  1. man

Descendants edit

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: ta̱a
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tee
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: chāa
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ta̱a
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: chaa

References edit

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:47) *tèyé / "man"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:52) hombre / man / *tèyé