Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ʔeˑŋ

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

  • *ʔenʸ (Young and Morgan 1992)

Root

*ʔeˑŋ

  1. to have, possess

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: ʼaen
    • Lower Tanana: 'an
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 243
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 41