Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sìtàʔ

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

*sìtàʔ

1. tortilla

Descendants

• Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱tá
• Ayutla Mixtec: xi̱taꞌ
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ìxtà, xìtà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: staā
• Teposcolula Mixtec: dzita
• Yosondúa Mixtec: staa

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “68) *sìtàʔ / "tortilla"”
• Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “15) tortilla / tortilla / *sitaʔ”