Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷaą

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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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Adjective

*kʷaą

  1. yellow

Descendants

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: kuáan
  • Chayuco Mixtec: cuaan
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kuaan
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuáán
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: kuaán
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kuaan

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:103) *kʷaą / "yellow"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:78) amarillo / yellow/ *kʷaa̱