Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-ɣe̓ˑnč̃ʼəʔ

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

  • *gheˑshʳ (Kari 2024)

Etymology

The final *-əʔ represents the possessed noun suffix.

Noun

*-ɣe̓ˑnč̃ʼəʔ

  1. egg

Usage notes

Also carries the meaning 'testicle' in several daughter langauges.

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -ghaezeʼ
    • Lower Tanana: -ghazra', -ghaza'
    • Tanacross: ch'exěez' (indefinite)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: miwe:whe’ (first-person singular)
    • Wailaki: kyʼiɣeseʼ (indefinite)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 101
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 200
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