Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-Ɂaˑd

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

Cognate with Eyak -’ehd (“wife”).

Noun

*-Ɂaˑd

  1. wife
  2. female

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -ʼaat
    • Lower Tanana: -'ot
    • Tanacross: sh'aat (first person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: wha’ut (first-person singular)
    • Wailaki: -ʼát
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 84
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