Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/-za̓ˑd

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 -saʼ (“in the mouth”).

Noun

*-za̓ˑd

  1. mouth

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -zaa
    • Dogrib: gowà
    • Lower Tanana: tho
    • Tanacross: shthaa (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whisah (first-person singular)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *-dhaˑ (Kari 2024)

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 96
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