Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɬeˑdz

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

  • ɬe̓ˑǯ (Krauss 1979)
  • ɬeˑʼš 'clay' (Leer 1987)

Noun

*ɬeˑdz

  1. silt, soil
  2. flour

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: łaets
    • Carrier: ɬéz
    • Dogrib: łè
    • Lower Tanana: ɬats
    • Tanacross: łéets
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 25, 96
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 273
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