Where does “hwlazaanne” come from?

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

hwlazaanne (Ahtna): ten people

Definitions

  1. ten people

Ancestry of “hwlazaanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnahwlazaanten things
2Ahtna-laʼhand
3Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
4Dutchtheetea
5Malaytehtea
6Malayputihwhite
7Classical Malayputihwhite
8Proto-Malayicputihwhite
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →