Where does “yutnudzañu” come from?

yutnudzañu (Teposcolula Mixtec) comes from Teposcolula Mixtec yutnu, from Proto-Mixtec *yútų́ʔ — tree.

yutnudzañu (Teposcolula Mixtec): fir tree

Definitions

  1. fir tree

Ancestry of “yutnudzañu”, step by step

yutnudzañu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Teposcolula Mixtec yutnu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecyutnutree
2Proto-Mixtec*yútų́ʔtree

via Teposcolula Mixtec dzañu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teposcolula Mixtecdzañu—
Every word from Proto-Mixtec *yútų́ʔ →Every word from Teposcolula Mixtec yutnu →