Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/uˑnəɣeˑ

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

Contains the kinship suffix *-eˑ.

Compare Tlingit húnx̲w (“older brother”).

Noun

*uˑnəɣeˑ

  1. older brother

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: -unghae
    • Lower Tanana: -ungha, -uneghe, -ughe
    • Tanacross: shundaagh (first-person singular)

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 195
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