Where does “daʼatnae” come from?
daʼatnae (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna denae, from Proto-Athabaskan *dəneˑ — person.
daʼatnae (Ahtna): elderly person
Definitions
- elderly person
Ancestry of “daʼatnae”, step by step
daʼatnae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ahtna daʼa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahtna | daʼa | in the past |