Where does “gigi gheli” come from?

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

gigi gheli (Ahtna): blueberry

Definitions

  1. blueberry

Ancestry of “gigi gheli”, step by step

gigi gheli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Ahtna gheli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagheligood
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə →Every word from Ahtna gigi →