Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/naˑɢə̓cʼə

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

Cognate with Eyak nahGAts’e: (“fox”).

Noun

*naˑɢə̓cʼə

  1. fox

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: naggetsʼi
    • Dogrib: nǫgèe
    • Lower Tanana: nogeddha
    • Tanacross: naageddh

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 103
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