Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/kʷeʔ

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

Noun

*kʷeʔ

1. crab

Descendants

• Tataltepec Chatino: cueeꞌ
• Western Highland Chatino: kweꞌ

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: “5. *kʷeʔ crab”