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Reconstruction:Proto-Mixtec/koo yeʔⁿdiʔ

This Proto-Mixtec entry contains reconstructed terms 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

From *kòòʔ (“snake”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*koo yeʔⁿdiʔ

  1. rainbow

Descendants
  • Chayuco Mixtec: coo yahndyi
  • ⇒ Magdalena Peñasco Mixtec: tikoyaꞌnde
  • ⇒ San Miguel el Grande Mixtec: tɨcō yēhndé

References
  • Josserand, Judy Kathryn (1983) Mixtec Dialect History, Tulane University: “146) arco iris / rainbow / *koo yeʔⁿdiʔ”
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