Where does “niɬk'a” come from?

niɬk'a (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana niɬ-, from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- — An reciprocal prefix; each other.

niɬk'a (Lower Tanana): both sides, in all directions

Definitions

  1. both sides, in all directions

Ancestry of “niɬk'a”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananiɬ-A reciprocal prefix, used as a possessive prefix or a verbal/postpositional object prefix. Often translated as 'each other'
2Proto-Athabaskan*niɬ-An reciprocal prefix; each other

Words derived from “niɬk'a”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- →Every word from Lower Tanana niɬ- →