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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tútù

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

Borrowed from a Mixe-Zoquean language, from Proto-Mixe-Zoque *toto.

Noun

*tútù

  1. amate paper

Descendants
  • Alcozauca Mixtec: tùtù
  • Chayuco Mixtec: tutu
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tútu
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tutū
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: tutu
  • Yosondúa Mixtec: tutu

References
  • Dürr, Michael (1987) “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, →DOI, pages 19–61: “31) *tútù / "paper"”
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