Where does “dwna'” come from?

dwna' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana dwn', from Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʔ — to make a loud noise.

dwna' (Lower Tanana): taut, firm

Definitions

  1. taut, firm

Ancestry of “dwna'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadwn'fly insect in the order
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəmʔto make a loud noise
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *dəmʔ →Every word from Lower Tanana dwn' →