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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/kʷeyųʔ

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

*kʷeyųʔ

  1. squirrel

Descendants
  • Chayuco Mixtec: cuaño
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: kueñu, kueñi
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: cuañu
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: cuáñu
  • Sinicahua Mixtec: kuañu
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: quaño
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: kuañu
  • ⇒ Alcozauca Mixtec: ndikuáñú
  • ⇒ Ayutla Mixtec: ndi̱kwa̱i̱n
  • ⇒ Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndikuéín
  • ⇒ Western Juxtlahuaca Mixtec: ntikuáñu
  • → San Pedro Amuzgos Amuzgo: tyocüañon
  • → Spanish: cuaño
  • → Tataltepec Chatino: cuañu̱, cuayu̱

References
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “185) ardilla / squirrel / *kʷeyu̱ʔ”
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