Reconstruction:Proto-Athabaskan/saːxy

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

Possibly from a spirantization of pre-Proto-Athabaskan *saːg. Cognate with Tlingit xágw.

Noun

*saːxy

  1. sand

Descendants

  • Chipewyan: thai
  • Navajo: séí (“sand”)
    • Navajo: -ZÉÍ (“crumble”)
  • Tanacross: thaayh (“sand”)

References

  • Jeff Leer (2010) “The palatal series in Athabascan-Eyak-Tlingit, with an overview of the basic sound correspondences”, in Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska: The Dene-Yeniseian, Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska Press, page 175
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