Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/te̓ˑɬ

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 *teˑ (“singular animate noun lies”) +‎ *-ɬ (instrumental noun suffix).[1] Compare *tɬʼuˑɬ for a similar formation.

Also compare Proto-Yeniseian *tejɬ (“mat, flooring”), formally identical to this Athabaskan term, from *-tej (“one or more animate subject lies down”).

Noun

*te̓ˑɬ

  1. mat

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: taeł
    • Lower Tanana: taɬ
    • Tahltan: tèˑɬ
    • Tanacross: téeł
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: k’iwilte:l
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  1. ^ Leer, Jeff (1996), Comparative Athabaskan Lexicon‎[1], volume tE-tu, Alaska Native Language Archive, page 68
  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 196
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