Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/əɬ

This Proto-Athabaskan 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-Athabaskan

Etymology

Related to the instrumental suffix *-ɬ as well as to the *ɬ-classifier.

Postposition

*əɬ

  1. with

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ʼeł
    • Dena'ina: veł
    • Lower Tanana:
    • Tanacross: éł
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 34