Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-wə̓tʼ

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 -wutʼ.

Noun

*-wə̓tʼ

  1. stomach

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -betʼ
    • Dogrib: ebò, embò
    • Lower Tanana: -bet
    • Tanacross: shmét (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: -mitʼ
  • Southern Athabaskan: