Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yútų́ʔ

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

*yútų́ʔ

1. tree

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: itún
• Chayuco Mixtec: yutu
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yutun
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yunu
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yutnu
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yujnu

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “7) *yútų́ʔ / "tree"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “11) árbol / tree / *yutu̱ʔ”