Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xito

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

*xito

1. bed

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱to
• Chayuco Mixtec: sito
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: jito
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsito
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jīto
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: xi̱to
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jito

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “18) cama / bed / *xito”