Where does “ghekaɬ” come from?

ghekaɬ (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana gh-, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ-.

ghekaɬ (Lower Tanana): he/she is paddling along

Definitions

  1. he/she is paddling along

Ancestry of “ghekaɬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananagh-Marks the progressive mode, indicating ongoing action
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɣ-—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣ- →Every word from Lower Tanana gh- →