Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/si-yuʔųʔ

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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.)

Noun

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*si-yuʔųʔ

  1. precious metal

Descendants

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  • Alcozauca Mixtec: xùꞌún
  • Chayuco Mixtec: xuhun
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: xuꞌun
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: xùhùn
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: xūhún
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: dziñuhu
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: di̱ꞌón
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: xuꞌun

References

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  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61:106) *si-yuʔųʔ / "precious metal"