Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/x̣ə̓tɬʼ

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

Cognate with Eyak XAtl' (“darkness”).

Related to the root *ɣaˑtɬʼ.

Noun

*x̣ə̓tɬʼ

  1. darkness

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: xeł
    • Dogrib: xèh
    • Lower Tanana: xeɬ
    • Tanacross: xéł
    • Tsuut'ina: xił
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:

References

  • Sharon Hargus; Keren Rice (2005), Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 130
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