Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xeʔų

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

*uxi (“ten”) +‎ *oʔǫ (“five”)

Numeral

*xeʔų

1. fifteen

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xa̱ꞌu̱n
• Chayuco Mixtec: sahun
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: jaꞌun
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsàhùn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: xiahūn
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: saꞌo̱n
• Yosondúa Mixtec: xiaꞌun

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “121) quince / fifteen / *xeʔu̱ < *uxi oʔo̱”