Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/hanʸ

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

  • *haˑŋ (Krauss & Leer 1981)
  • *yanʸ (Young and Morgan 1992)
  • *(h)aˑn (Kari 2024)

Etymology

From pre-Proto-Athabaskan *hanʸ.

The *də-classifier merged with the root to produce stems derived from a form *danʸ (from earlier *də-hanʸ).

Root

*hanʸ

  1. eat

Stem set

Aspect Imperfective Perfective Future Optative
ASP *hanʸ *yanʸʼ ? ?

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: yaan
    • Koyukon: hon’, honh (durative)
    • Lower Tanana: yon
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: -(y)a:n
    • Wailaki: yaŋ
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 691
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 489
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