Where does “tr'exunigą́” come from?

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

tr'exunigą́ (Lower Tanana): he/she is dumb, incompetent

Definitions

  1. he/she is dumb, incompetent

Ancestry of “tr'exunigą́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananikto move the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
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