Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/sɨkʷaʔ

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

*sɨkʷaʔ

eyebrow

Descendants

Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: sukua
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: sùcuà
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: sucā
Teposcolula Mixtec: dzucua
Yosondúa Mixtec: sukua

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “75) ceja / eyebrow / *sɨkʷaʔ”