Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/wìsį̀

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

*wìsį̀

1. sweet

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: vixi
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: vixi
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: vixì
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: vixī
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: vidi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: vixi

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “87) *wìsį̀ / "sweet"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “133) dulce / sweet / *wisi̱”