Where does “kołtsen” come from?

kołtsen (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsen, from Ahtna tsiin, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn — to be hungry.

kołtsen (Ahtna): he/she/it is sniffing an area

Definitions

  1. he/she/it is sniffing an area

Ancestry of “kołtsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsento smell
2Ahtnatsiinto be meaty, hefty, stocky
3Proto-Athabaskan*tsiˑnto be hungry
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn →Every word from Ahtna tsiin →Every word from Ahtna tsen →