Where does “lalyaes” come from?

lalyaes (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -laʼ, from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

lalyaes (Ahtna): he/she is [[move|moving] his/her hands up and down while singing a mourning song

Definitions

  1. he/she is [[move|moving] his/her hands up and down while singing a mourning song

Ancestry of “lalyaes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-laʼhand
2Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
3Dutchtheetea
4Malaytehtea
5Malayputihwhite
6Classical Malayputihwhite
7Proto-Malayicputihwhite
8Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiqEvery word from Proto-Malayic putihEvery word from Classical Malay putih