Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/yaka

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

*yaka

tree

Descendants

Chatino: [Term?]
- Core Chatino:
  - Coastal Chatino:
    - Tataltepec Chatino: yaca
    - Eastern Chatino:
      - Eastern Highland Chatino: yika (San Juan Lachao, Santa María Yolotepec)
      - Western Highland Chatino: yka²
      - Zacatepec Chatino: yaka (San Marcos Zacatepec)
Zapotec: *yaka
- Isthmus Zapotec: yaga
- San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: yag
- Yatzachi Zapotec: yag
- Zoogocho Zapotec: yag

References

Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎, page 56: “yaka”