Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-zə̓tʼ

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 -sahd; has been compared also to Proto-Yeniseian *seŋʷ (“any internal organ, liver”).

Noun

*-zə̓tʼ

  1. liver

Alternative reconstructions

  • *dh-ǝ-tʼ (Kari 2024)

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -zetʼ
    • Dogrib: ewò, gowò
    • Lower Tanana: -dhet
    • Tanacross: sht̲h̲ét (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: -sitʼ
  • Southern Athabaskan:
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