Where does “nathdetlak” come from?
nathdetlak (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana de-, from Proto-Athabaskan də-, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *də-.
nathdetlak (Lower Tanana): a mushy object is in position, exists
Definitions
- a mushy object is in position, exists
Ancestry of “nathdetlak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | de- | The de-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Lower Tanana verb with a variety of purposes. The de-classifier has the following uses |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | də- | the *də- classifier or valence-change prefix, a [[transitivize |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | *də- | — |