Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/cʼən

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

  • *tth'ən (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak ts’Al (“bone”).

Noun

*cʼən

  1. bone

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tsʼen
    • Chipewyan: tth’ën
    • Lower Tanana: tth'enh, tl'enh
    • Tanacross: tth'enh
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 90
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