Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/lɨʔwɨʔ

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

*ⁿdɨʔwɨʔ

Etymology

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

Adjective

*lɨʔwɨʔ

slippery

Descendants

Chayuco Mixtec: ndɨhvɨ
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: liꞌvi, ndiꞌvi
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ndɨhvɨ
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: lɨ́hvɨ́
Tezoatlán Mixtec: nduꞌú
Yosondúa Mixtec: lɨꞌvɨ

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “152) liso / smooth / *lɨʔwɨʔ”