Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/laxęʔ

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

Alternative forms

*ⁿdaxęʔ

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

*laxęʔ

chachalaca

Descendants

*laxęʔ

San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: láján
Yosondúa Mixtec: lajan

*ⁿdaxęʔ

Chayuco Mixtec: ndasa
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndatsán
Tezoatlán Mixtec: ndásá

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “151) chachalaca / chachalaca / *laxe̱ʔ”