Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/dzən

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

Related to Tlingit tsín.

Noun

*dzən

  1. muskrat

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: dzen
    • Chipewyan: dzen
    • Dogrib: dzǫ
    • Gwich'in: dzan
    • Lower Tanana: dzenh
    • Tanacross: dzenh

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 171
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