Where does “konʼ seł” come from?

konʼ seł (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna konʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

konʼ seł (Ahtna): slippers

Definitions

  1. slippers

Ancestry of “konʼ seł”, step by step

konʼ seł traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna konʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnakonʼfire
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

via Ahtna seł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnasełfootwear, shoes, boots
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ →Every word from Ahtna konʼ →