Where does “zapoteca” come from?

zapoteca (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl Tzapotecatl, from Classical Nahuatl tzapotl, from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotl — sapote.

zapoteca (Spanish): feminine singular of zapoteco; female equivalent...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of zapoteco; female equivalent...

Ancestry of “zapoteca”, step by step

zapoteca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl Tzapotecatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical NahuatlTzapotecatlZapotec
2Classical Nahuatltzapotlsapote
3Proto-Nahuanȼapotlsapote

via Nahuatl Tzapotēcah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NahuatlTzapotēcah—
2NahuatlTzapotēcatlinhabitant of the place of sapote

Words derived from “zapoteca”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan ȼapotl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tzapotl →Every word from Classical Nahuatl Tzapotecatl →