Where does “Zapotec” come from?
Zapotec derives from Spanish zapoteca, from Nahuatl Tzapotēcah, ultimately from Nahuatl Tzapotēcatl, an ethnonym referring to the indigenous people of Oaxaca.
Zapotec (English): A member of an indigenous people of Mexico,...
Definitions
- A member of an indigenous people of Mexico,...
Ancestry of “Zapotec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | zapoteca | feminine singular of zapoteco; female equivalent... |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | Tzapotecatl | Zapotec |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | tzapotl | sapote |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | ȼapotl | sapote |