Where does “niic” come from?

niic (Ahtna) comes from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

niic (Ahtna): to move the hand, feel; carries a variety of extended meanings in Athabaskan languages

Definitions

  1. to move the hand, feel; carries a variety of extended meanings in Athabaskan languages

Ancestry of “niic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—

Words derived from “niic”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →