Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/kw-ella

This Proto-Zapotec 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-Zapotec

Etymology 1

Noun

*kw-ella

1. sister (of a female)

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: benda
• Yatzachi Zapotec: bilə
• Zoogocho Zapotec: bil

Etymology 2

From Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

Noun

*kw-ella

1. fish

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: benda
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: beld
• Yatzachi Zapotec: beḻ
• Zoogocho Zapotec: beḻ

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 16: “kw+ ella [1], kw+ ella [2]”