Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotecan/keeʔku

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

Etymology

From Proto-Oto-Manguean *(h)kʷe(n)³.

Noun

*keeʔku

1. river

Descendants

• Proto-Chatino: *keku
  • Core Chatino:
    • Coastal Chatino:
      • Tataltepec Chatino: chcu
      • Eastern Chatino:
        • Nopala Chatino: chko (Santos Reyes Nopala)
        • Western Highland Chatino: chku²¹
• Proto-Zapotec: *keeʔku
  • Chichicapan Zapotec: guiꞌw
  • Choapan Zapotec: yao
  • Isthmus Zapotec: guiiguꞌ
  • San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: gueeu
  • Yatzachi Zapotec: yao
  • Zoogocho Zapotec: yegw

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 22: “ke:7ku”