Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-čʼiˑkʸ-əʔ

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

The final *-əʔ is the possessed noun suffix.

Noun

*-čʼiˑkʸ-əʔ

  1. intestine, guts

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -tsʼiigeʼ
    • Dogrib: gotsʼiì
    • Lower Tanana: -ts'iga'
    • Tanacross: shts'ǐig'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: which’e:k’e’ (first person singular)
    • Wailaki: -ky’iich’e’
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 89
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