Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/kw-ella

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

*kw-ella

1. fish

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *kwela
  • Teojomulco Chatino: duela
  • Core Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: cualya
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Eastern Highland Chatino: kwila (San Juan Lachao, Santa María Yolotepec)
        • Western Highland Chatino: kula²
        • Zacatepec Chatino: kwila (Santa Catarina Juquila, San Marcos Zacatepec)
• Proto-Zapotec: *kw-ella

References

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