Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ʔa

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

Per Young and Morgan, from pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ʔaˑʷ. Kari considers *ʔaˑʷ to be the Athabaskan form.

Root

*ʔa

  1. a linear object extends

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ʼaa
    • Lower Tanana: 'o
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: na꞉da’ay (“it extends”)
    • Wailaki: ʼaʼ
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 1
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 56
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