Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-kʷeyɨ̨ʔ

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

*tɨ-kʷeyɨ̨ʔ

1. mosquito

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: ticuañi, tucuañi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tikueñu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ticuañɨ́, tucuañɨ́
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨcuáñú
• Teposcolula Mixtec: tiquañe
• Yosondúa Mixtec: tɨkuañɨ

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “56) zancudo / mosquito / *tɨ kʷeyɨ̱ʔ”