Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yóʔóʔ

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

*yóʔóʔ

1. rope

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: yoꞌó
• Chayuco Mixtec: yōhō
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yoꞌo
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yoho
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yoho
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yoho
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yóꞌo̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yoꞌo

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “14) *yóʔóʔ / "rope"”