Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/qɑŋʔ

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 -qaʼ (“husband”).

Noun

*qɑŋʔ

  1. husband

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -kanʼ
    • Dogrib: gokǫ̀èlı̨ı̨̀, gokǫ̀lı̨ı̨̀ (archaic)
    • Lower Tanana: kwn'
    • Tanacross: shkę́y' (first-person singular)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: whixung’
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 246
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