Where does “-nehghaʼ” come from?

-nehghaʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -naeggeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

-nehghaʼ (Ahtna): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “-nehghaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-naeggeʼeye
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Ahtna -naeggeʼ →
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