Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɣeˑtɬʼ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ɣ̇eˑtɬʼ (Young and Morgan 1992)

Etymology

Compare Eyak yAX L-Xe’tl’ (“it became completely dark”).

Root

*ɣeˑtɬʼ

  1. to be quiet, calm
  2. to become dark

Stem set

  • ɣeˑtɬʼ is the basic stem; the transitional stem is glottalized *ɣe̓ˑtɬʼ.

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ghaetlʼ
    • Lower Tanana: ghatl
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: chwa:xołwil (“it is getting dark”)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 696
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 198
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