Where does “deya uko” come from?

deya uko (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana uko, from Lower Tanana u-, from Lower Tanana -ko — the surface of.

deya uko (Lower Tanana): what for, for what

Definitions

  1. what for, for what

Ancestry of “deya uko”, step by step

deya uko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana uko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaukoin quest of, searching for
2Lower Tananau-Marks the conative aspect, relating to attempting actions. There are a number of extended meanings, including
3Lower Tanana-kothe surface of

via Lower Tanana deya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadeyawhat?
Every word from Lower Tanana -ko →Every word from Lower Tanana u- →Every word from Lower Tanana uko →