Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/koo yeʔⁿdiʔ

This Proto-Mixtec entry contains reconstructed words 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

From *kòòʔ (“snake”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*koo yeʔⁿdiʔ

rainbow

Descendants

Chayuco Mixtec: coo yahndyi
⇒ Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tikoyaꞌnde
⇒ San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨcō yēhndé

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “146) arco iris / rainbow / *koo yeʔⁿdiʔ”