Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-qʼɑx̣

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 q’AX (“fat”).

Noun

*-qʼɑx̣

  1. fat

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: kʼax
    • Dogrib: gokʼa
    • Lower Tanana: k'wx
    • Tanacross: ch'ek'ah (indefinite possessor)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whiq’ah (first-person singular)
    • Wailaki: kyʼikʼa (indefinite possessor)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

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