Where does “niłkʼaedzeʼ taʼaay” come from?

niłkʼaedzeʼ taʼaay (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna niłkʼaedzeʼ, from Ahtna nił-, from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- — An reciprocal prefix; each other.

niłkʼaedzeʼ taʼaay (Ahtna): double-bladed paddle

Definitions

  1. double-bladed paddle

Ancestry of “niłkʼaedzeʼ taʼaay”, step by step

niłkʼaedzeʼ taʼaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna niłkʼaedzeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaniłkʼaedzeʼboth sides
2Ahtnanił-Marks an reciprocal possessor; each other's
3Proto-Athabaskan*niɬ-An reciprocal prefix; each other

via Ahtna taʼaay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnataʼaaypaddle, oar
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- →Every word from Ahtna nił- →Every word from Ahtna niłkʼaedzeʼ →
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