Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/χeˑɬ

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

Equivalent to *ɣeˑ +‎ *-ɬ (instrumental noun suffix)

Noun

*χeˑɬ

  1. pack

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: xaeł
    • Dena'ina: hał
    • Dogrib: xeh
    • Lower Tanana: xaɬ
    • Tahltan: xeˑɬ
    • Tanacross: xeeł
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 196
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