Where does “ɬi t'adhat” come from?

ɬi t'adhat (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana t'a, from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe — roast, cook; to be thus.

ɬi t'adhat (Lower Tanana): an aging dog that cannot work

Definitions

  1. an aging dog that cannot work

Ancestry of “ɬi t'adhat”, step by step

ɬi t'adhat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana t'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananat'ato be thus
2Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus

via Lower Tanana ɬik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaɬikdog
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe →Every word from Lower Tanana t'a →