Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sawiʔ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*sawiʔ

  1. rain

Descendants[edit]

  • Alcozauca Mixtec: sa̱ví
  • Chayuco Mixtec: zavi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sàvì
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: saū
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: dzavui
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: dai̱
  • Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: sa̱ví
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: sau

References[edit]

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University:1) lluvia / rain / *sawiʔ