Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/tsu̓ɢ

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

  • *tthʊx̣ (Kari 2024)

Etymology

From pre-Proto-Athabaskan *tsuʼɢ. Related to Eyak tse’q’ (“urine”).

Root

*tsu̓ɢ

  1. to be yellow-brown, tan

Stem set

  • tsu̓ɢ is the transitional stem; an alternative stem provided by Young and Morgan is *tsʊɣ̇.

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: tsogh
    • Dogrib: dekwo (“yellow”)
    • Gwich'in: daatsik (“it is red”)
    • Lower Tanana: tthwx
    • Tsuut'ina: dītsūw (“yellow, green”)
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: diltsow (“orange, brown”)
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 613
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 450
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