Where does “xwneyi” come from?

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

xwneyi (Lower Tanana): living things

Definitions

  1. living things

Ancestry of “xwneyi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananaxwneyhhe/she is alive, awake, alert, healthy
2Lower Tanananikto move the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
4Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—

Words derived from “xwneyi”

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