Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɢɑx̣

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

Compare Tlingit g̱áx̱

Noun

*ɢɑx̣

  1. rabbit

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ggax
    • Beaver: gaah
    • Carrier: goh
    • Chipewyan: gah
    • Dogrib: gah
    • Lower Tanana: gwx
    • Sekani: gah
    • Slavey:
      • North Slavey: gahcho (in part)
      • South Slavey: gah
    • Tanacross: gah
    • Tsuut'ina: nitłʼadigha
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Jicarilla: gah
    • Navajo: gah
    • Western Apache: gha

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
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