Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/danʸ

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

  • *dəŋɁ (Kari 2024)

Noun

*danʸ

  1. spring

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan
    • Ahtna: daanʼ
    • Lower Tanana: dęy' (late spring)
    • Tanacross: dę̂y (time of active snowmelt)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 121