Where does “nogeddha dedha'” come from?

nogeddha dedha' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana nogeddha, from Proto-Athabaskan *naˑɢə̓cʼə — fox.

nogeddha dedha' (Lower Tanana): silver-gray fox

Definitions

  1. silver-gray fox

Ancestry of “nogeddha dedha'”, step by step

nogeddha dedha' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana nogeddha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananogeddhafox
2Proto-Athabaskan*naˑɢə̓cʼəfox

via Lower Tanana dedha'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananadedha'good quality of fur
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *naˑɢə̓cʼə →Every word from Lower Tanana nogeddha →