Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/nissa

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

From Proto-Zapotecan *nissa.

Noun

*nissa

1. water

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: nisa
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: nis
• Yatzachi Zapotec: nis
• Zoogocho Zapotec: nis

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 37: “nissa”