Where does “denayi” come from?

denayi (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana dena, from Proto-Athabaskan *dəneˑ — person.

denayi (Lower Tanana): people plural

Definitions

  1. people plural

Ancestry of “denayi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadenaperson, human, man
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəneˑperson
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *dəneˑEvery word from Lower Tanana dena