Where does “xunanik” come from?

xunanik (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana nik, from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

xunanik (Lower Tanana): he/she is happy

Definitions

  1. he/she is happy

Ancestry of “xunanik”, step by step

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