Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/yaka

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

*yaka

1. tree

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *yaka
  • Core Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: yaca
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Eastern Highland Chatino: yika (San Juan Lachao, Santa María Yolotepec)
        • Western Highland Chatino: yka²
        • Zacatepec Chatino: yaka
• Proto-Zapotec: *yaka
  • Isthmus Zapotec: yaga
  • San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: yag
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: yag
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: yag

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 56: “yaka”