Where does “łigigeʼ” come from?

łigigeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna gigi, from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə — berry.

łigigeʼ (Ahtna): soapberry

Definitions

  1. soapberry

Ancestry of “łigigeʼ”, step by step

łigigeʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Ahtna łicʼae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnałicʼaedog
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgəEvery word from Ahtna gigi
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