Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-čuˑ

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

  • *tsuˑ (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak -chu: (“maternal grandmother”).

Noun

*-čuˑ

  1. maternal grandmother

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -tsucde
    • Lower Tanana: -tsu
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whichwo (first-person singular)
    • Wailaki: -choo
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Navajo: achó? (maternal great-grandmother)
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