Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/kw-eʔtti(k)

This Proto-Zapotecan entry contains reconstructed words 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-eʔtti(k)

skunk

Descendants

Chatino: [Term?]
- Core Chatino:
  - Coastal Chatino:
    - Tataltepec Chatino: cuiji
    - Eastern Chatino:
      - Nopala Chatino: kwijyi (Santos Reyes Nopala)
      - Western Highland Chatino: kwiji³²
Zapotec: *kw-eʔtti(k)
- Isthmus Zapotec: beꞌteꞌ
- San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: baat
- Yatzachi Zapotec: bet
- Zoogocho Zapotec: bet

References

Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎, page 16: “kw+ e7tti(k)”