Reconstruction:Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan/qetaqet

This Proto-Chukotko-Kamchatkan 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-Chukotko-Kamchatkan

Etymology

Likely from an earlier *qeta, as reduplication in this family is common.

Noun

*qetaqet

  1. Siberian salmon

Descendants

  • Chukotkan
    • Chukchi: ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet)
    • Koryak: ӄэтаӄэт (qetaqet)
    • Kerek: ӄитаӄит (qitaqit)
    • Alutor: ӄитаӄит (qitaqit)
  • Kamchatkan

References

  • Fortescue, Michael (2005) Comparative Chukotko-Kamchatkan dictionary (Trends in Linguistic Documentation; 23), Berlin – New York: de Gruyter, →ISBN.
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