Meanings
proper noun
alternative Proto-Athapaskan · alternative Proto-Athabascan
- An undocumented hypothetical language from which all the Athabaskan languages later emerged.
Synonyms: Proto-Dene
adjectiveProto-Athabaskan (not comparable)
alternative Proto-Athapaskan · alternative Proto-Athabascan
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Proto-Athabaskan language or the people who spoke it.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn undocumented hypothetical language from which all the Athabaskan languages later emerged.
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Origin
Translations
Russian протоатаба́скский
- протоатаба́скский (protoatabáskskij)of or pertaining to the Proto-Athabaskan language or the people who spoke it
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APA
Proto-Athabaskan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Athabaskan
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“Proto-Athabaskan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Athabaskan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Proto-Athabaskan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Proto-Athabaskan.
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