Where does “benh” come from?

benh (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana ben, from Proto-Athabaskan *wən — lake.

benh (Lower Tanana): lake

Definitions

  1. lake

Ancestry of “benh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananabenthe water level moves
2Proto-Athabaskan*wənlake

Words derived from “benh”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *wən →Every word from Lower Tanana ben →