Where does “ntsu luk'a” come from?

ntsu luk'a (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana ɬuk'a, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.

ntsu luk'a (Lower Tanana): slimy sculpin, bullhead

Definitions

  1. slimy sculpin, bullhead

Ancestry of “ntsu luk'a”, step by step

ntsu luk'a traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana ɬuk'a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaɬuk'asalmon
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬuˑqʼeˑfish, salmon
3Proto-Athabaskan*ɬu̓χ—

via Lower Tanana ntsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananantsu—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ →Every word from Lower Tanana ɬuk'a →