Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/towį

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

*towį

  1. feather

Descendants edit

  • Chayuco Mixtec: tumi
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnumi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tumi
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: to̱mi
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: jnuu

References edit

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:5) pluma / feather / *towi̱