Where does “kʼaʼ ggaay” come from?

kʼaʼ ggaay (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna kʼaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-q'aʼ — arrow.

kʼaʼ ggaay (Ahtna): pistol

Definitions

  1. pistol

Ancestry of “kʼaʼ ggaay”, step by step

kʼaʼ ggaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna kʼaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnakʼaʼgun, rifle
2Proto-Athabaskan*-q'aʼarrow

via Ahtna ggaay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaggaaylittle, small
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-q'aʼ →Every word from Ahtna kʼaʼ →