Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/tuʔwe

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

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

Adjective

*tuʔwe

smart

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: tu̱ꞌva
Chayuco Mixtec: tuhva
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tuꞌva
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tūha
Teposcolula Mixtec: tuhua

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “174) sabio, listo / smart / *tuʔwe”