Where does “gath goya” come from?

gath goya (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana gath, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɢeˑs — king salmon.

gath goya (Lower Tanana): jack king salmon

Definitions

  1. jack king salmon

Ancestry of “gath goya”, step by step

gath goya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana gath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananagathking salmon
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɢeˑsking salmon

via Lower Tanana goya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananagoyayoung, baby, or yearling animal
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɢeˑs →Every word from Lower Tanana gath →