Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/xìyòʔ

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

*xìyòʔ

comal (griddle)

Descendants

Alcozauca Mixtec: xi̱yó
Ayutla Mixtec: xyoo̱ꞌ
San Juan Colorado Mixtec: tsiyo
San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: jiō
Yosondúa Mixtec: jiyo

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: “70) *xìyòʔ / "comal"”
Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “19) comal / griddle / *xiyoʔ”