Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/wątsʼ

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

Root

*wątsʼ

  1. to roll

Alternative reconstructions

  • *bąˑtthʼ (Kari 2024)

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: baatsʼ
    • Lower Tanana: botth
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
    • Hupa: dima:s (and others)
    • Wailaki: bas
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, pages 49, 396
  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 80