Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-teʔyaʔ

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-teʔyaʔ

1. cockroach

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: tityehe
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨtēhé
• Yosondúa Mixtec: titeꞌe
• ⇒ Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: lateꞌya

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “159) cucaracha / cockroach / *tɨ teʔyaʔ”