Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/ɬuˑqʼeˑ

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

From *ɬuˑχ (“whitefish”) +‎ *-eˑ. There are several reconstructed Proto-Athabaskan suffixes with this form: one forming areal nouns, one forming kinship terms, and one with a negative meaning. *ɬuˑχ is cognate with Tlingit tɬuˑχ (“whitefish”), suggesting a Proto-Na-Dene origin.

Noun

*ɬuˑqʼeˑ

  1. fish, salmon

Descendants

  • Ahtna: łukʼae
  • Babine-Witsuwit'en: ɬoq
  • Beaver: lhuuge
  • Chipewyan: łue (ɬuwe)
  • Chilcotin: lhuy
  • Dena'ina: ɬiqʼa, ɬuqʼa
  • Deg Hitʼan: ɬeɢ
  • Gwich'in: łuk
  • Hän: łuk
  • Hupa: ło:q'
  • Kaska: łūge
  • Koyukon: ɬuqʼə
  • Lower Tanana: ɬuqʼa
  • Mescalero: ɬǫ́ˑyèh
  • Navajo: łóóʼ
  • Sekani: lhoowe
  • Southern Carrier: lhook
  • South Slavey: łue
  • Southern Tutchone: łu
  • Tahltan: łuwe
  • Tanacross: ɬuˑgə
  • Tolowa: lhuk
  • Tsesaut: ɬoʼ

References

  • Sharon Hargus, Keren Rice (2005) Athabaskan Prosody, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, pages 290-301
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