Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yawiʔ

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

*yawiʔ

1. agave

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: yaví
• Chayuco Mixtec: yāvī
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yavi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yau
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yavi
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yavui
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yái̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yau

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “2) maguey / agave / *yawiʔ”