Where does “łekʼae” come from?

łekʼae (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna łet, from Proto-Athabaskan łəd — smoke.

łekʼae (Ahtna): smokehole

Definitions

  1. smokehole

Ancestry of “łekʼae”, step by step

łekʼae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna łet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnałetsmoke
2Proto-Athabaskanłədsmoke

via Ahtna kʼae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnakʼaecavity, hole, pit, depression, opening, trace
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan łəd →Every word from Ahtna łet →