Where does “dzeł gigeʼ” come from?

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

dzeł gigeʼ (Ahtna): juniper berry

Definitions

  1. juniper berry

Ancestry of “dzeł gigeʼ”, step by step

dzeł gigeʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Ahtna dzeł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadzełmountain
2Proto-Athabaskan*ʒəɬmountain
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə →Every word from Ahtna gigi →