Where does “ɬiga yex” come from?

ɬiga yex (Lower Tanana) comes from English yex, from Middle English yexen, from Old English ġeocsian, from Proto-West Germanic giskōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- — gaping, cracked.

ɬiga yex (Lower Tanana): doghouse

Definitions

  1. doghouse

Ancestry of “ɬiga yex”, step by step

ɬiga yex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English yex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishyexto hiccup; to belch or burp; a hiccup
2Middle Englishyexento hiccup, belch
3Old Englishġeocsian—
4Proto-West Germanicgiskōnto yawn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeys-gaping, cracked

via Lower Tanana ɬik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaɬikdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic giskōn →Every word from Old English ġeocsian →