Where does “dahgigeʼ” come from?

dahgigeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dahgigeʼ (Ahtna): American dogwood berry

Definitions

  1. American dogwood berry

Ancestry of “dahgigeʼ”, step by step

dahgigeʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →
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