Where does “eɬ bega' k'ah dent'ayi” come from?

eɬ bega' k'ah dent'ayi (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana dent'a, from Lower Tanana t'a, from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe — roast, cook; to be thus.

eɬ bega' k'ah dent'ayi (Lower Tanana): one million

Definitions

  1. one million

Ancestry of “eɬ bega' k'ah dent'ayi”, step by step

eɬ bega' k'ah dent'ayi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana dent'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadent'ait is
2Lower Tananat'ato be thus
3Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus

via Lower Tanana eɬ bega'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaeɬ bega'spruce needles
2Lower Tananaeɬwith comitative
3Proto-Athabaskan*əɬwith

via Lower Tanana k'ah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananak'ahlike, similar to, as
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʼə—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe →Every word from Lower Tanana t'a →Every word from Lower Tanana dent'a →