Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xee

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

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

Adjective

*xee

1. new

Descendants

• Chayuco Mixtec: saa
• Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: jaa
• San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsàà
• San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jáá
• Tezoatlán Mixtec: sa̱á
• Yosondúa Mixtec: jaa

References

• Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “107) *xee / "new"”