Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yexįʔ

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

*yexįʔ

1. gourd

Descendants

• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ñajin
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yatsin, yatsi
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yajin
• Teposcolula Mixtec: yasi
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yáxi̱
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yajin

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “43) jícara / gourd / *yexi̱ʔ”