Reconstruction:Proto-Mixe-Zoque/to꞉hȼ

This Proto-Mixe-Zoque 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-Mixe-Zoque

Noun

*to꞉hȼ

1. tongue

Descendants

• Mixe: *to꞉hȼ
  • Coatlán Mixe: tootz
  • Oluta Popoluca: to̱tsʉ
  • Sayula Popoluca: to̱jts
  • Totontepec Mixe: to̱o̱ts
• Zoque: *tohȼ
  • Copainalá Zoque: totz
  • Francisco León Zoque: totz
  • Highland Popoluca: tóts
  • Rayón Zoque: tojts

References

• Elson, Benjamin F. (1992) “Reconstructing Mixe-Zoque”, in Hwang, Shin Ja J. & Merrifield, William R., editors, Language in Context: Essays for Robert E. Longacre (Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics; 107)‎^[1], The Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington, →ISBN, pages 577–592