Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/ki·ʔyu

This Proto-Chatino 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-Chatino

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan [Term?], from Proto-Oto-Manguean *yu.

Noun

*ki·ʔyu

1. man

Descendants

• ⇒ Teojomulco Chatino: guiéy
• Core Chatino:

• Coastal Chatino:

• Tataltepec Chatino: quiꞌyu
• Eastern Chatino:

• Western Highland Chatino: kiꞌyu³²

References

• Upson, B. W., Longacre, Robert E. (1965 October) “Proto-Chatino phonology”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 312–322: “32. *ki·ʔyu man”