Reconstruction:Proto-Chatino/kʷe·ʔya

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

*kʷe·- (“animal”) +‎ *-ʔya (“eagle; hawk”), from Proto-Zapotecan, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ka¹.

Noun

*kʷe·ʔya

  1. eagle
  2. hawk

Descendants

  • Tataltepec Chatino: cuaꞌyá (“hawk”)
  • Western Highland Chatino: kwiꞌya²³, biꞌya (“eagle; hawk”)

References

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