Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tuni

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

*tuni

1. brand (clarification of this definition is needed)

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: tuñi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tnuni
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: túñi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tunī
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: tóni̱

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “183) fierro, marca / brand / *tuni”