Where does “-celaʼ” come from?

-celaʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -laʼ, from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

-celaʼ (Ahtna): fish tail

Definitions

  1. fish tail

Ancestry of “-celaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-laʼhand
2Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →