Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-tsaˑ

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

  • *tthaˑ (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Kari suggests this noun is related to a root meaning 'recognize.'

Noun

*-tsaˑ

  1. hawk

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: cʼetsaa
    • Lower Tanana: ch'ettho
    • Tanacross: ch'etthaayh
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 449
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