Where does “snełyaanen” come from?

snełyaanen (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna snełyaan, from Ahtna yaa, from Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ — sky.

snełyaanen (Ahtna): deceased father

Definitions

  1. deceased father

Ancestry of “snełyaanen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnasnełyaanhe/she raised me
2Ahtnayaasky
3Proto-Athabaskan*yaˑsky
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ →Every word from Ahtna yaa →Every word from Ahtna snełyaan →