Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-ta̓ˑyə

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

Noun

*-ta̓ˑyə

  1. paternal uncle; father's brother

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -taay
    • Lower Tanana: -toya
    • Tanacross: shtâay (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whita:y

Alternative reconstructions

  • *-taˑye (Kari 2024)

References

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