Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/lənʸ

Proto-Athabaskan

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From pre-Proto-Athabaskan *ɬ-hənʸ, with the *ɬ-classifier being reinterpreted as part of the root.

Root

*lənʸ

  1. to flow

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: len
    • Babine-Witsuwit'en: -li
    • Dogrib: nı̨ı̨lı̨
    • Lower Tanana: len
    • Tanacross: ninł̱ęyh
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: nilin (“it flows”)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 375
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 275
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