Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xitų

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

*xitų

1. oven

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: jitnu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsìtùn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jinū
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: xito̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jijnu

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “54) horno / oven / *xitu̱”