Where does “dlaadonʼ” come from?

dlaadonʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna donʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʔ — to make a loud noise.

dlaadonʼ (Ahtna): thick moss

Definitions

  1. thick moss

Ancestry of “dlaadonʼ”, step by step

dlaadonʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna donʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadonʼto be taut, stretched tight, bloated
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəmʔto make a loud noise

via Ahtna dlaatʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadlaatʼalgae
2Proto-Athabaskan*dlaˑtʼalgae, scum, moss
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʔ →Every word from Ahtna donʼ →