Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/nʸe̓z

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

From pre-Proto-Athabaskan *nʸeʼs.

Root

*nʸe̓z

  1. to be long, tall

Stem set

  • nʸe̓z is the absolute stem; the comparative stem is *nʸez.

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: naes
    • Lower Tanana: nath, naɬ
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: ne:s
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ŋêth (Kari 2024)

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 430
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 305
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