Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/tyene

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

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Manguean *ni(n).

Noun

*tyene

1. blood

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *tènè
  • Teojomulco Chatino: téñe
  • Core Chatino:
    • Zenzontepec Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: tañi
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Eastern Highland Chatino: tanen (Santa María Yolotepec)
        • Nopala Chatino:
        • Western Highland Chatino: tnen², tnin; tanen (San José Ixtapan)
        • Zacatepec Chatino: tinen (San Marco Zacatepec)
• Proto-Zapotec: *tyene
  • Isthmus Zapotec: rini
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: chen
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: chen

References

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