Where does “donalt'ana” come from?

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

donalt'ana (Lower Tanana): how many people are there?

Definitions

  1. how many people are there?

Ancestry of “donalt'ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananalt'ato be numerous, many, a certain number
2Lower Tananat'ato be thus
3Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe →Every word from Lower Tanana t'a →Every word from Lower Tanana nalt'a →