Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/x̣ɑλ

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

Formed with the instrumental suffix *-ɬ.

Compare Eyak XahdL (“sled”) and perhaps Tlingit xát'aa (“sled”).

Noun

*x̣ɑλ

  1. sled

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: xatl
    • Koyukon: hʉtl
    • Lower Tanana: xwtl
    • Tanacross: xetl

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 129
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