Where does “dechegugha'” come from?
dechegugha' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana dechenh, from Lower Tanana d-, from Lower Tanana de-, from Proto-Athabaskan də-, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *də-.
dechegugha' (Lower Tanana): tree insects
Definitions
- tree insects
Ancestry of “dechegugha'”, step by step
dechegugha' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana dechenh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | dechenh | stick, log, pole, post |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | d- | A "qualifier" prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 3 | Lower Tanana | de- | The de-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Lower Tanana verb with a variety of purposes. The de-classifier has the following uses |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | də- | the *də- classifier or valence-change prefix, a [[transitivize |
| 5 | Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | *də- | — |
via Lower Tanana gux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | gux | insect, bug |