Where does “ghayet” come from?

ghayet (Ahtna) comes from Proto-Indo-European yet- — to establish oneself, place firmly.

ghayet (Ahtna): that place

Definitions

  1. that place

Ancestry of “ghayet”, step by step

ghayet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European yet-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyet-to establish oneself, place firmly

via Ahtna gha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaghain relation to, about, concerning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yet-
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