Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/taya

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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Adjective

*taya

1. loose

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: taya
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: táya
• Teposcolula Mixtec: taya
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: taya

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “186) floja (la silla) / loose / *taya”