Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/s-

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

  • *sə-
  • *dhə- (Kari 2024)

Etymology

Compare the Eyak perfective prefix s-.

Prefix

*s-

  1. A perfective modal prefix, often describing position

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: z-
    • Carrier: s-
    • Dogrib: whe-
    • Dena'ina: z-
    • Lower Tanana: dh-
    • Tsuut'ina: sī-
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 13
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