Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/tyene

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

Etymology

From Proto-Zapotecan *tyene, from Proto-Oto-Manguean *ni(n).

Noun

*tyene

1. blood

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: rini
• Yatzachi Zapotec: chen
• Zoogocho Zapotec: chen

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 46: “tyene”