Where does “-tthena'” come from?

-tthena' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana -tthen', from Proto-Athabaskan tsənʸ — flesh, meat.

-tthena' (Lower Tanana): vagina

Definitions

  1. vagina

Ancestry of “-tthena'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanana-tthen'flesh, meat
2Proto-Athabaskantsənʸflesh, meat
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsənʸ →Every word from Lower Tanana -tthen' →