Where does “cetseni” come from?

cetseni (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsen, from Ahtna tsiin, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn — to be hungry.

cetseni (Ahtna): goshawk

Definitions

  1. goshawk

Ancestry of “cetseni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsento smell
2Ahtnatsiinto be meaty, hefty, stocky
3Proto-Athabaskan*tsiˑnto be hungry
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn →Every word from Ahtna tsiin →Every word from Ahtna tsen →