Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yòòʔ

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

*yòòʔ

1. moon

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: yo̱ó
• Ayutla Mixtec: yoo̱ꞌ
• Chayuco Mixtec: yòò
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yòò
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yoō
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yoo
• Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: yo̱ó
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yoo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “75) *yòòʔ / "moon"”