Where does “ch'ekon' k'a” come from?

ch'ekon' k'a (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana kon', from Proto-Athabaskan *qaˑnʔ.

ch'ekon' k'a (Lower Tanana): seam

Definitions

  1. seam

Ancestry of “ch'ekon' k'a”, step by step

ch'ekon' k'a traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana kon'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananakon'sewing
2Proto-Athabaskan*qaˑnʔ—

via Lower Tanana k'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananak'acavity, hole, depression, pit, opening

via Lower Tanana ch'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananach'—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qaˑnʔ →Every word from Lower Tanana kon' →