Where does “den gigeʼ” come from?

den gigeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna gigi, from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə — berry.

den gigeʼ (Ahtna): silverberry

Definitions

  1. silverberry

Ancestry of “den gigeʼ”, step by step

den gigeʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Ahtna den

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadento know (a skill)
2Proto-Bahnaricdəŋ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə →Every word from Ahtna gigi →