Where does “łintsiis” come from?

łintsiis (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -entsiis, from Proto-Athabaskan -nə-čįxʸ — nose.

łintsiis (Ahtna): the birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina), a light-colored birch fungus

Definitions

  1. the birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina), a light-colored birch fungus

Ancestry of “łintsiis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-entsiisnose
2Proto-Athabaskan-nə-čįxʸnose
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -nə-čįxʸ →Every word from Ahtna -entsiis →