Where does “dats'en'” come from?

dats'en' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana -ts'en', from Lower Tanana ts'en', from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ — to, toward.

dats'en' (Lower Tanana): thus, in this way/manner, in this direction

Definitions

  1. thus, in this way/manner, in this direction

Ancestry of “dats'en'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanana-ts'en'An enclitic with the meaning 'in the manner of, like, as,' equivalent to English -ly. In addition to adverbs, it can form demonstratives and numerals
2Lower Tananats'en'to, toward
3Proto-Athabaskan*tsʼənʔto, toward
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ →Every word from Lower Tanana -ts'en' →Every word from Lower Tanana ts'en' →