Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/tʼeˑd(ə)

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

Related to the root *tʼe (“to be thus”).

Noun

*tʼeˑd(ə)

  1. girl

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tʼaede
    • Dena'ina: tʼada
    • Lower Tanana: yet'ada
    • Tanacross: t'êd
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: t’ehxich
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 128
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 373
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