Where does “kaltlʼet” come from?

kaltlʼet (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

kaltlʼet (Ahtna): an area is tight, confined; a space is small

Definitions

  1. an area is tight, confined; a space is small

Ancestry of “kaltlʼet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnał-The ł-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Ahtna verb with a variety of purposes. The ł-classifier has the following uses
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Ahtna ł- →
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