Where does “et'anh” come from?

et'anh (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana e-, from Proto-Hellenic ə-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Ancestry of “et'anh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananae-Marks the imperfective mode
2Proto-Hellenicə-un-, not; without, lacking
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Lower Tanana e-
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