Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ʔaˑxʸ

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

Has been compared to Ket asl, Yugh asil, both meaning 'ski.'

Noun

*ʔaˑxʸ

  1. snowshoe

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ʼaas
    • Dogrib: ɂah
    • Lower Tanana: 'oyh
    • Slavey:
    • Tanacross: aayh

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 63
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