Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/kw-ella

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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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

*kw-ella

  1. sister (of a female)

Descendants[edit]

  • Isthmus Zapotec: benda
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: bilə
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: bil

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

Noun[edit]

*kw-ella

  1. fish

Descendants[edit]

  • Isthmus Zapotec: benda
  • San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: beld
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: beḻ
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: beḻ

References[edit]

  • Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎[1], page 16: “kw+ ella [1], kw+ ella [2]”
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