Where does “-nehtlʼetsʼ” come from?

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

-nehtlʼetsʼ (Ahtna): pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “-nehtlʼetsʼ”, step by step

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