Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/qʼu̓ˑnʔ

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

  • *q'uˑnʔ (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Cognate with Eyak q’Ama: (“roe”).

Noun

*qʼu̓ˑnʔ

  1. roe

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: kʼuunʼ
    • Dogrib: ekʼı̨ı̨̀
    • Lower Tanana: k'un'
    • Tanacross: k'ų́ų'
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: q’ong’

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 95
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 263
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