Etymology Explorer › Lower TananaWhere does “tok'adi nena'” come from? tok'adi nena' (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana tok'adi, from Lower Tanana -i, from Lower Tanana yo, from Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ — sky.
tok'adi nena' (Lower Tanana): February
Ancestry of “tok'adi nena'”, step by step tok'adi nena' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lower Tanana tok'adi Step Language Word Meaning 1 Lower Tanana tok'adi bald eagle 2 Lower Tanana -i A nominal suffix for non-human nouns with the meaning of 'the one who...,' 'with it [verb] is done.' Used to derive nouns from verbs, adverbs, and other nouns 3 Lower Tanana yo sky 4 Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ sky
via Lower Tanana nenh Step Language Word Meaning 1 Lower Tanana nenh Second-person singular pronoun; you, your 2 Proto-Athabaskan *ŋʸən Second-person singular pronoun