Where does “nidonʼ” come from?

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

nidonʼ (Ahtna): it is taut, stretched tight

Definitions

  1. it is taut, stretched tight

Ancestry of “nidonʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadonʼto be taut, stretched tight, bloated
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəmʔto make a loud noise
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʔ →Every word from Ahtna donʼ →