Where does “hwlazaan” come from?

hwlazaan (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -laʼ, from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

hwlazaan (Ahtna): ten things

Definitions

  1. ten things

Ancestry of “hwlazaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-laʼhand
2Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

Words derived from “hwlazaan

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih