Where does “niɬk'a tok'i” come from?
niɬk'a tok'i (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana niɬk'a, from Lower Tanana niɬ-, from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- — An reciprocal prefix; each other.
niɬk'a tok'i (Lower Tanana): six things
Ancestry of “niɬk'a tok'i”, step by step
niɬk'a tok'i traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana niɬk'a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | niɬk'a | both sides, in all directions |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | niɬ- | A reciprocal prefix, used as a possessive prefix or a verbal/postpositional object prefix. Often translated as 'each other' |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *niɬ- | An reciprocal prefix; each other |
via Lower Tanana tok'i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | tok'i | three things |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *taˑqʼə | three |
Words derived from “niɬk'a tok'i”