Where does “dzitnindodzo” come from?

dzitnindodzo (Teposcolula Mixtec) comes from Teposcolula Mixtec dzitni, from Proto-Mixtec *sitįʔ — nose.

dzitnindodzo (Teposcolula Mixtec): nipple

Definitions

  1. nipple

Ancestry of “dzitnindodzo”, step by step

dzitnindodzo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Teposcolula Mixtec dzitni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecdzitninose
2Proto-Mixtec*sitįʔnose

via Teposcolula Mixtec dodzo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecdodzobreast
Every word from Proto-Mixtec *sitįʔ →Every word from Teposcolula Mixtec dzitni →