Where does “natełghaetlʼ” come from?

natełghaetlʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

natełghaetlʼ (Ahtna): it is starting to getdark

Definitions

  1. it is starting to getdark

Ancestry of “natełghaetlʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnał-The ł-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Ahtna verb with a variety of purposes. The ł-classifier has the following uses
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Ahtna ł- →