Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/keeʔku

This Proto-Zapotecan 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-Zapotecan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Oto-Manguean *(h)kʷe(n)³.

Noun edit

*keeʔku

river

Descendants edit

Proto-Chatino: *keku
- Core Chatino:
  - Coastal Chatino:
    - Tataltepec Chatino: chcu
    - Eastern Chatino:
      - Nopala Chatino: chko (Santos Reyes Nopala)
      - Western Highland Chatino: chku²¹
Proto-Zapotec: *keeʔku
- Chichicapan Zapotec: guiꞌw
- Choapan Zapotec: yao
- Isthmus Zapotec: guiiguꞌ
- San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: gueeu
- Yatzachi Zapotec: yao
- Zoogocho Zapotec: yegw

References edit

Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 22: “ke:7ku”