Where does “niłdentah” come from?

niłdentah (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.

niłdentah (Ahtna): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “niłdentah”, step by step

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