Reconstruction:Proto-Mixe-Zoque/pe꞉t-

This Proto-Mixe-Zoque 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-Mixe-Zoque

Noun

*pe꞉t-

sweep

Descendants

⇒ Mixe: *pe꞉tan (“broom”)
- Oluta Popoluca: pe̱taꞌn
- Sayula Popoluca: petaꞌn
- Totontepec Mixe: pe̱e̱tu̱n
⇒ Zoque: *petkuʔy (“broom”)
- Copainalá Zoque: petcuy
- Francisco León Zoque: petcuy
- Highland Popoluca: petcuy
- Rayón Zoque: petkuy

References

Elson, Benjamin F. (1992), “Reconstructing Mixe-Zoque”, in Hwang, Shin Ja J. & Merrifield, William R., editors, Language in Context: Essays for Robert E. Longacre (Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics; 107)‎, The Summer Institute of Linguistics and The University of Texas at Arlington, →ISBN, pages 577–592