Where does “do'it'a” come from?

do'it'a (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana t'a, from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe — roast, cook; to be thus.

do'it'a (Lower Tanana): how are you?

Definitions

  1. how are you?

Ancestry of “do'it'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananat'ato be thus
2Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼeEvery word from Lower Tanana t'a