Where does “nalt'a” come from?

nalt'a (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana t'a, from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe — roast, cook; to be thus.

nalt'a (Lower Tanana): to be numerous, many, a certain number

Definitions

  1. to be numerous, many, a certain number

Ancestry of “nalt'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananat'ato be thus
2Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus

Words derived from “nalt'a

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼeEvery word from Lower Tanana t'a