Where does “-kelagganeʼ” come from?

-kelagganeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -lagganeʼ, from Ahtna -laʼ, from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih — white.

-kelagganeʼ (Ahtna): toenail

Definitions

  1. toenail

Ancestry of “-kelagganeʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-lagganeʼfingernail
2Ahtna-laʼhand
3Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →