Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/kwe-tzinaʔ

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

From Proto-Zapotecan *kwe-tzinaʔ.

Noun

*kwe-tzinaʔ

1. deer

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: bidxiña
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: bdzɨ́ny
• Yatzachi Zapotec: bžinꞌ (“mule”)
• Zoogocho Zapotec: bžinaꞌ (“mule”)

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 49: “kwe+ tzina7”