Where does “ninʼ deʼ” come from?

ninʼ deʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -deʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ — horn, antler.

ninʼ deʼ (Ahtna): red lichen of the genus Cladonia

Definitions

  1. red lichen of the genus Cladonia

Ancestry of “ninʼ deʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-deʼhorn, antler
2Proto-Athabaskan*-deʼhorn, antler
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ →Every word from Ahtna -deʼ →
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