Where does “ghadhnik” come from?

ghadhnik (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana nik, from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

ghadhnik (Lower Tanana): a corpse lies, is in position

Definitions

  1. a corpse lies, is in position

Ancestry of “ghadhnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananikto move the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →Every word from Lower Tanana nik →