Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-ɣeˑ

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

Possibly related to *uˑnəɣeˑ (“older brother”).

Noun

*-ɣeˑ

  1. sibling-in-law

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -ghae
    • Dogrib: goye
    • Lower Tanana: -gha
    • Tanacross: shx̱eh (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whiwe (first-person singular)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
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