Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-tʼa̓ˑn(ə)ʼ

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 t'ahL (“leaf, feather”).

Noun

*-tʼa̓ˑn(ə)ʼ

  1. leaf

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tʼaanʼ
    • Dogrib: ıtʼǫ̀, ıtʼǫ̀a
    • Lower Tanana: ch'et'on'
    • Slavey:
    • Tanacross: t'ą̌ą', ch'et'ą̌ą'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: k’it’ung’
    • Wailaki: -taŋ
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *-tʼaˑnʔ (Kari 2024)

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 95
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