Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yokoʔ

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

*yokoʔ

1. corn tassel

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: yōcō
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yoko
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yoco
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yoco
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: yoko
• Yosondúa Mixtec: yoko

References

• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “98) espiga / tassel / *yokoʔ”