Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/kiiʔttzi

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

Noun

*kiiʔttzi

1. metate (grinding stone)

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *ki·či
  • Tataltepec Chatino: quichi
  • Western Highland Chatino: kichi²
• Proto-Zapotec: *kiiʔttzi
  • Isthmus Zapotec: guiiche
  • San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: guíits

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 25: “ki:7ttzi”