Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sìtàʔ

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

*sìtàʔ

tortilla

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱tá
Ayutla Mixtec: xi̱taꞌ
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: ìxtà, xìtà
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: staā
Teposcolula Mixtec: dzita
Yosondúa Mixtec: staa

References

Dürr, Michael (1987), “A preliminary reconstruction of the Proto-Mixtec tonal system”, in Indiana, volume 11, DOI:10.18441/ind.v11i0.19-61, pages 19–61: “68) *sìtàʔ / "tortilla"”
Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “15) tortilla / tortilla / *sitaʔ”