Where does “koxt'anayi” come from?
koxt'anayi (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana koxt'ana, from Lower Tanana xw-, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ʊ- — An areal prefix, used in many daughter languages as a subject and object pronoun for areas and locations, and in impersonal constructions such as describing weather.
koxt'anayi (Lower Tanana): Dene/Athabaskan peoples
Definitions
- Dene/Athabaskan peoples
Ancestry of “koxt'anayi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | koxt'ana | person, people, human |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | xw- | Relates to area, place, position, or state |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *x̣ʊ- | An areal prefix, used in many daughter languages as a subject and object pronoun for areas and locations, and in impersonal constructions such as describing weather |