Where does “nenʼtah” come from?

nenʼtah (Ahtna) comes 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.

nenʼtah (Ahtna): hunting ground

Definitions

  1. hunting ground

Ancestry of “nenʼtah”, step by step

nenʼtah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtahpull; move, step; stroke
2Dutchtheetea
3Malaytehtea
4Malayputihwhite
5Classical Malayputihwhite
6Proto-Malayicputihwhite
7Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Ahtna nenʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnanenʼland, earth, ground, country
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic putih →Every word from Classical Malay putih →
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