Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yuʔwi
Proto-Mixtec
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
edit*yuʔwi
- be afraid
Descendants
edit- Chayuco Mixtec: yuhu
- Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yuꞌu
- San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yuuhví
- San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yūhú
- Tezoatlán Mixtec: yuꞌú
- Yosondúa Mixtec: yuꞌu
References
edit- Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “136) tiene miedo / afraid / *yuʔwi”