Where does “-laggeze” come from?

-laggeze (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.

-laggeze (Ahtna): space between the fingers

Definitions

  1. space between the fingers

Ancestry of “-laggeze”, 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 →
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