Where does “ketnildzel” come from?

ketnildzel (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna dzeł, from Proto-Athabaskan *ʒəɬ — mountain.

ketnildzel (Ahtna): a shelf is against a place

Definitions

  1. a shelf is against a place

Ancestry of “ketnildzel”, step by step

ketnildzel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna dzeł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnadzełmountain
2Proto-Athabaskan*ʒəɬmountain

via Ahtna ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnake
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ʒəɬEvery word from Ahtna dzeł
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