Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/tɬʼuˑɬ

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

Composed of *tɬʼuˑ (“weave, knit”) +‎ *-ɬ (instrumental noun suffix).[1] Compared to Proto-Yeniseian *tɬuwdʳ (“rope”).

Noun

*tɬʼuˑɬ (possessed form *-tɬʼuˑləʼ)

  1. rope

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tlʼuuł
    • Chipewyan: tłʼul
    • Dena'ina: tlʼił
    • Dogrib: tłʼi
    • Gwich'in: tłʼyah
    • Lower Tanana: tl'uɬ
    • Slavey:
    • Tahltan: tɬʼuˑł
    • Tanacross: tlʼuuł
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  1. ^ Leer, Jeff (1996), Comparative Athabaskan Lexicon‎[1], volume tL1a-tL1u, Alaska Native Language Archive, page 47
  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 196
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