Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-tsəyeˑ

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

  • *čə̓yə (Krauss 1979)

Etymology

Contains the kinship suffix *-eˑ.

Noun

*-tsəyeˑ

  1. grandfather

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -tsiye
    • Dogrib: ehtsèe
    • Lower Tanana: -tseya
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:
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