Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/kwiʔyù

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

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan *kw-eʔyu, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *(H)tu(h).

Noun

*kwiʔyù

1. flea

Descendants

• Tataltepec Chatino: cuiꞌyu
• Western Highland Chatino: kwiꞌyu²³, biꞌyu

References

• Campbell, Eric (2013 July) “The internal diversification and subgrouping of Chatino”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 79, number 3, pages 395–420: “*kwiʔyù”
• Upson, B. W., Longacre, Robert E. (1965 October) “Proto-Chatino phonology”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, →JSTOR, pages 312–322: “19. *kʷi·ʔyu flea”