Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/awą

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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*awą

  1. (interrogative) when

Descendants

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  • Alcozauca Mixtec: maa, ama
  • Chayuco Mixtec: ama
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: ama
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ámá, jámá
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: nama

References

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  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:155) cuándo / when / *awa̱