Where does “eɬtr'eyh boya'” come from?
eɬtr'eyh boya' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana eɬtr'eyh, from Lower Tanana e-, from Proto-Hellenic ə-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
eɬtr'eyh boya' (Lower Tanana): whirlwind
Definitions
- whirlwind
Ancestry of “eɬtr'eyh boya'”, step by step
eɬtr'eyh boya' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana eɬtr'eyh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | eɬtr'eyh | wind blows |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | e- | Marks the imperfective mode |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ə- | un-, not; without, lacking |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Lower Tanana bo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | bo | to be off-white, gray |