Where does “ch'unanik” come from?

ch'unanik (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana nik, from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

ch'unanik (Lower Tanana): he/she likes something unspecified

Definitions

  1. he/she likes something unspecified

Ancestry of “ch'unanik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananikto move the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →Every word from Lower Tanana nik →