Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɬuˑqʼeˑ

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

From *ɬu̓ˑχ (“whitefish”) +‎ *-eˑ. There are several reconstructed Proto-Athabaskan suffixes with this form: one forming areal nouns, one forming kinship terms, and one with a negative meaning. *ɬuˑχ is cognate with Tlingit tɬuˑχ (“whitefish”), suggesting a Proto-Na-Dene origin.

Noun

*ɬuˑqʼeˑ

  1. fish, salmon

Alternative reconstructions

  • *łuqʼ (Kari 2002 rev. 2021)

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: łukʼae
    • Babine-Witsuwit'en: ɬoq
    • Beaver: lhuuge
    • Chipewyan: łue (ɬuwe)
    • Dena'ina: ɬiqʼa, ɬuqʼa
    • Deg Hitʼan: ɬeɢ
    • Gwich'in: łuk
    • Hän: łuk
    • Kaska: łūge
    • Koyukon: ɬuqʼə
    • Lower Tanana: ɬuk'a
    • Sekani: lhoowe
    • Southern Carrier: lhook
    • Slavey:
    • Southern Tutchone: łu
    • Tahltan: łuwe
    • Tanacross: łuug
    • Tolowa: lhuk
    • Tsesaut: ɬoʼ
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Chilcotin: lhuy
    • Mescalero: ɬǫ́ˑyèh
    • Navajo: łóóʼ
    • Western Apache: łóg

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 290-301
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