Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/lùtí

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 *luttyi.

Noun

*lùtí

1. vine

Descendants

• Core Chatino:

• Coastal Chatino:

• Tataltepec Chatino: lti (“vine”)
• Eastern Chatino:

• Western Highland Chatino: ti⁴ (“rope”)
• Zacatepec Chatino: luti (“rope”) (San Marcos Zacatepec)

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, →DOI, pages 395–420: “*lùtí”