Where does “kaghaaneʼ” come from?

kaghaaneʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -ghaaneʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣaˑn — to kill plural objects.

kaghaaneʼ (Ahtna): humpback salmon

Definitions

  1. humpback salmon

Ancestry of “kaghaaneʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-ghaaneʼhump e.g. of a moose
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɣaˑnto kill plural objects
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣaˑn →Every word from Ahtna -ghaaneʼ →