Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/kʷe·-

This Proto-Chatino 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-Chatino

Alternative forms

• *kʷe-, *kʷi·-, *kʷi-

Prefix

*kʷe·-

1. animal

Derived terms

• *kʷela (“fish”)
• *kʷeną (“snake”)
• *kʷe·tu (“hen”)
• *kʷe·tǫ (“bee”)
• *kʷe·yaʔ (“mosquito”)
• *kʷe·ʔną (“alligator”)
• *kʷe·ʔya (“eagle; hawk”)
• *kʷi·nʸąʔ (“deer”)
• *kʷi·tiʔnʸąʔ (“rat”)
• *kʷi·tʸe·ʔ (“ant”)
• *kʷi·tʸiʔ (“frog”)
• *kʷi·tʸęʔ (“louse”)
• *kʷi·yuʔ (“spider”)
• *kʷi·či (“rabbit”)
• *kʷi·ʔyu (“flea”)