Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/qʼa̓yʼ

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

Noun

*qʼa̓yʼ

  1. willow

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: kʼayʼ
    • Dogrib: kʼàa, kʼòò
    • Lower Tanana: k'wy'
    • Slavey:
    • Tanacross: kʼę́yʼ
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

Alternative reconstructions

  • *q'ʊyʔ (Kari 2024)

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 129
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 266
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