Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-təŋʔ

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

  • *-tə̓ỹʼ (Krauss 1979)

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak -teʼ.

Noun

*-təŋʔ

  1. handle
  2. bow

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -tenʼ
    • Lower Tanana: -ten'
    • Tanacross: tį́į'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: ts’iłting’
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 102
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 350