Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/lakaʔ

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 *llakaʔ, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(n)kʷa(h)(ʔ)(n)³.

Noun

*lakaʔ

1. leaf

Derived terms

• *lakaʔ kesa

Descendants

• Teojomulco Chatino: laca
• Core Chatino:

• Zenzontepec Chatino:
• Coastal Chatino:

• Tataltepec Chatino: lacaꞌ
• Eastern Chatino:

• Eastern Highland Chatino: likaꞌ (San Juan Lachao)
• Western Highland Chatino: lkaꞌ²³, kaꞌ
• Zacatepec Chatino: lakaꞌ (San Marcos Zacatepec)

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, pages 395–420: “*lakaʔ”
• 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: “91. *lakaʔ leaf”