Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/witza

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 *witzak, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(ʔ)sa(h)(n)².

Adverb

*witza

1. the day after tomorrow

Descendants

• Tataltepec Chatino: bcha
• Western Highland Chatino: wcha²³, bicha

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, pages 395–420: “*witza”
• 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: “191. *wica day after tomorrow”