Where does “łighayʼbetʼ” come from?

łighayʼbetʼ (Ahtna) comes from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

łighayʼbetʼ (Ahtna): horned grebe

Definitions

  1. horned grebe

Ancestry of “łighayʼbetʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
2Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
3Proto-Athabaskanɬ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ →Every word from Navajo łi- →Every word from Navajo -ł- →