Reconstruction:Proto-Zapotec/yoʔo tawoʔ

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

*yoʔo (“house”) +‎ *tawoʔ (“god”)

Noun

*yoʔo tawoʔ

1. temple

Descendants

• Isthmus Zapotec: yuꞌduꞌ (“church”)
• San Juan Guelavía Zapotec: yudoo (“church”)
• Yatzachi Zapotec: yoꞌodaoꞌ (“church”)
• Zoogocho Zapotec: yodaoꞌ (“church; temple”)

References

• Kaufman, Terrence (2016) Proto-Sapotek(an) Reconstructions‎^[1], page 43,58: “yo7o tawo7”