Where does “tu nadheɬde” come from?

tu nadheɬde (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana nadheɬ, from Lower Tanana n-, from Proto-Athabaskan *n-.

tu nadheɬde (Lower Tanana): hot springs

Definitions

  1. hot springs

Ancestry of “tu nadheɬde”, step by step

tu nadheɬde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana nadheɬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tanananadheɬhe/she/it is warm, hot
2Lower Tananan-Marks the perfective mode
3Proto-Athabaskan*n-—

via Lower Tanana tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananatuwater
2Proto-Athabaskantuˑwater; juice of a fruit
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *n- →Every word from Lower Tanana n- →Every word from Lower Tanana nadheɬ →
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