Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sukųʔ

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

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Noun

*sukųʔ

neck

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: su̱kún
Chayuco Mixtec: zucu
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sukun
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: jùcùn
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sucūn
Teposcolula Mixtec: dzuq
Tezoatlán Mixtec: diko̱
Yosondúa Mixtec: sukun

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “66) cuello / neck / *suku̱ʔ”