Where does “nuna'esnik” come from?

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

nuna'esnik (Lower Tanana): I like you

Definitions

  1. I like you

Ancestry of “nuna'esnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananikto move the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →Every word from Lower Tanana nik →