Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/kʷaną

This Proto-Chatino 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-Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(Y)kʷa(h)(n).

Noun

*kʷaną

1. mirror

Descendants

• Tataltepec Chatino: cuaná̱
• Western Highland Chatino: kunan²³, kwan (Santos Reyes Nopala)
• Zacatepec Chatino: kwana

References

• Upson, B. W., Longacre, Robert E. (1965 October) “Proto-Chatino phonology”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 312–322: “152. *kʷaną mirror”