Where does “xw-” come from?
xw- (Lower Tanana) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ʊ- — An areal prefix, used in many daughter languages as a subject and object pronoun for areas and locations, and in impersonal constructions such as describing weather.
xw- (Lower Tanana): Relates to area, place, position, or state
Definitions
- Relates to area, place, position, or state
Ancestry of “xw-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Athabaskan | *x̣ʊ- | An areal prefix, used in many daughter languages as a subject and object pronoun for areas and locations, and in impersonal constructions such as describing weather |