Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/yəx̣s

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

Noun

*yəx̣s

  1. snow

Descendants

  • Northern Athabaskan:
    • Ahtna: yaas
    • Beaver: yas
    • Carrier: yvθ
    • Chipewyan: yath
    • Dogrib: zhah
    • Gwich'in: zhah
    • Lower Tanana: yeth
    • Sekani: yas
    • Slavey:
      • South Slavey: yah
    • Tsuut'ina: zas
    • Tanacross: s̲h̲étth
  • Pacific Coast Athabaskan:
  • Southern Athabaskan:
    • Chiricahua: zas
    • Jicarilla: zas
    • Navajo:
      • Eastern Navajo: zas
      • Western Navajo: yas
    • Plains Apache: zas
    • Western Apache: zas

References

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