Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/n-qaˑtɬʼ

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

  • *nA-qatl' (Krauss)

Etymology

Related to Eyak ts’AXLiqa:tl’ (“lagoonberries, wineberries, nagoonberries”), though the Eyak term may ultimately be a loan from Athabaskan.

Noun

*n-qaˑtɬʼ

  1. cloudberry, salmonberry, berry in the genus Rubus

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: nkaał
    • Dena'ina: nqutlʼ
    • Koyukon: kkotl
    • Lower Tanana: nkotl
    • Tanacross: nkáatl
    • Upper Kuskokwim: nikotłʼ

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 245
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