Where does “gguux dyuutsʼi” come from?

gguux dyuutsʼi (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna gguux, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɢux̣ — insect, bug.

gguux dyuutsʼi (Ahtna): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “gguux dyuutsʼi”, step by step

gguux dyuutsʼi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gguux

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagguuxinsect, bug
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɢux̣insect, bug

via Ahtna yuutsʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnayuutsʼto be hairy, furry, fuzzy
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɢux̣ →Every word from Ahtna gguux →
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