Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/yùkù

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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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Noun

*yùkù

  1. herb

Descendants

  • Chayuco Mixtec: yùcù
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: yuku
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: yùcù
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: yucū
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: yuku̱
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: yuku

References

  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:85) *yùkù / "herb, bush"
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:179) hierba / brush / *yuku