Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tɨ-luʔwęʔ

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

Alternative forms

  • *tɨ-suʔwęʔ

Etymology

*tɨ- (“animal”) +‎ *luʔwęʔ (“tail”)

Noun

*tɨ-luʔwęʔ

  1. scorpion

Descendants

*tɨ-luʔwęʔ
*tɨ-suʔwęʔ
  • Chayuco Mixtec: tizuhma
  • Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tisuꞌma
  • San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tijuhma
  • San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨ̄suhma
  • Teposcolula Mixtec: tedzuma
  • Tezoatlán Mixtec: ti̱dóꞌo̱ma̱

References

  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “139) alacrán / scorpion / *tɨ luʔwe̱ʔ”
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