Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/weyi

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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Adjective

*weyi

heavy

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: ve̱e
Chayuco Mixtec: vee
Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: vee
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: vee
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: vēe
Teposcolula Mixtec: huay
Tezoatlán Mixtec: ve̱e
Yosondúa Mixtec: vee

References

Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “187) pesado / heavy / *weyi”