Where does “dratsena'” come from?

dratsena' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana dranh, from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn — day.

dratsena' (Lower Tanana): stormy or bad weather

Definitions

  1. stormy or bad weather

Ancestry of “dratsena'”, step by step

dratsena' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana dranh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadranhday, daytime
2Proto-Athabaskan*džʷeˑnday

via Lower Tanana tsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananatsento smell, be smelly, stinky
2Proto-Athabaskančənto smell, to stink
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn →Every word from Lower Tanana dranh →