Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/kwe-tyeʔ

This Proto-Zapotecan 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-Zapotecan

Noun

*kwe-tyeʔ

1. ant

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *kwi-tèèʔ
  • Core Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: cuityeeꞌ
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Western Highland Chatino: kwityeeꞌ⁴
• Proto-Zapotec: *kwe-tyeʔ
  • Isthmus Zapotec: birí
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: bcheꞋ
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: bcheꞋ

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 46: “kwe+ tye7”