Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xìyòʔ

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

*xìyòʔ

1. comal (griddle)

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱yó
• Ayutla Mixtec: xyoo̱ꞌ
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsiyo
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jiō
• Teposcolula Mixtec: siyo
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jiyo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “70) *xìyòʔ / "comal"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “19) comal / griddle / *xiyoʔ”