Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/cələx̯

Proto-Athabaskan

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak tsALk’ (“squirrel”) and Tlingit tsálk (“squirrel”).

Compare also Haida tcólgî.

Noun

*cələx̯

  1. squirrel

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tseles
    • Lower Tanana: ttheleyh
    • Tanacross: tthel

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 129
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