Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɢaˑɬ

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 1

From *ɣə- (prorgessive prefix) + *(h)aʷ (“to go”) + *-ɬ (instrumental suffix).

Noun

*ɢaˑɬ

  1. gait
Descendants
  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ggaał
    • Lower Tanana: goɬ

Etymology 2

Noun

*ɢaˑɬ

  1. snare for large game
Descendants
  • Northern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 183
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