Where does “ghatlnik” come from?

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

ghatlnik (Lower Tanana): a fabric-like object is in position

Definitions

  1. a fabric-like object is in position

Ancestry of “ghatlnik”, step by step

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