Where does “nik” come from?

nik (Lower Tanana) comes from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

nik (Lower Tanana): to move the hand

Definitions

  1. to move the hand

Ancestry of “nik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—

Words derived from “nik”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →