Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yùté

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

*yùté

1. river

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: i̱ta
• Chayuco Mixtec: yutya
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yutya
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yūcha
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yuta
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yucha

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “58) *yùté / "river"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “23) río / river / *yute”