Where does “ʼałtsʼeʼ” come from?

ʼałtsʼeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsʼeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ — to, toward.

ʼałtsʼeʼ (Ahtna): truly, correctly

Definitions

  1. truly, correctly

Ancestry of “ʼałtsʼeʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsʼeʼto, toward
2Proto-Athabaskan*tsʼənʔto, toward
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ →Every word from Ahtna tsʼeʼ →