Where does “niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni” come from?
niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana niɬk'a tok'i, from Lower Tanana niɬk'a, from Lower Tanana niɬ-, from Proto-Athabaskan *niɬ- — An reciprocal prefix; each other.
niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni (Lower Tanana): sixty
Definitions
- sixty
Ancestry of “niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni”, step by step
niɬk'a tok'i xwdadhtoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana niɬk'a tok'i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | niɬk'a tok'i | six things |
| 2 | Lower Tanana | niɬk'a | both sides, in all directions |
| 3 | Lower Tanana | niɬ- | A reciprocal prefix, used as a possessive prefix or a verbal/postpositional object prefix. Often translated as 'each other' |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | *niɬ- | An reciprocal prefix; each other |
via Lower Tanana dadhtonh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Tanana | dadhtonh | a d-gender noun lies, exists, is in position |