Where does “cʼetlʼases” come from?

cʼetlʼases (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna cʼetlʼaʼ, from Ahtna -tlʼaʼ, from Ahtna -tlʼaa — bottom of, posterior of, rear of.

cʼetlʼases (Ahtna): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “cʼetlʼases”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnacʼetlʼaʼskirt
2Ahtna-tlʼaʼbutt, rear, rump, buttocks
3Ahtna-tlʼaabottom of, posterior of, rear of
Every word from Ahtna -tlʼaa →Every word from Ahtna -tlʼaʼ →Every word from Ahtna cʼetlʼaʼ →