Where does “becha'” come from?

becha' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana -cha', from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ — tail.

becha' (Lower Tanana): the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major

Definitions

  1. the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation Ursa Major

Ancestry of “becha'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanana-cha'tail
2Proto-Athabaskan*-k̯eʼtail
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ →Every word from Lower Tanana -cha' →
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