Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/tyitta

This Proto-Zapotec 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-Zapotec

Etymology 1

From Proto-Zapotecan *tyittą.

Noun

*tyitta

1. bone

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: dxita
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: dzɨt
• Yatzachi Zapotec: žit
• Zoogocho Zapotec: žit

Etymology 2

Noun

*tyitta

1. egg

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: dxita
• Yatzachi Zapotec: žit
• Zoogocho Zapotec: žit
• ⇒ San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: dzɨtbɨdy

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 47: “tyitta”