Where does “yavuidzitni” come from?

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

yavuidzitni (Teposcolula Mixtec): nostril

Definitions

  1. nostril

Ancestry of “yavuidzitni”, step by step

yavuidzitni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Teposcolula Mixtec dzitni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecdzitninose
2Proto-Mixtec*sitįʔnose

via Teposcolula Mixtec yavui

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecyavuiagave
2Proto-Mixtec*yawiʔagave
Every word from Proto-Mixtec *sitįʔ →Every word from Teposcolula Mixtec dzitni →