Where does “ch'ukayex” come from?

ch'ukayex (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.

ch'ukayex (Lower Tanana): store

Definitions

  1. store

Ancestry of “ch'ukayex”, step by step

ch'ukayex 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 ch'uka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananach'ukabuying
2Lower Tananakatto buy, ask
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeys- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic giskōn →Every word from Old English ġeocsian →