Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/keku

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Zapotecan *keeʔku, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(h)kʷe(n)³.

Noun

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*keku

  1. well
  2. river

Descendants

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  • Core Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: chcu
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Nopala Chatino: chko (Santos Reyes Nopala)
        • Western Highland Chatino: chku²¹

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