Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yɨkɨ̨ʔ

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

*yɨkɨ̨ʔ

1. squash

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: ikín
• Ayutla Mixtec: i̱kinꞌ
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yikin
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yɨquɨn
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yɨquɨn
• Sinicahua Mixtec: yikin
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yeq
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yíki̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yɨkɨn

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “44) calabaza / squash / *yɨkɨ̱ʔ”