Where does “scʼenggaay” come from?

scʼenggaay (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ggaay — little, small.

scʼenggaay (Ahtna): baby, infant

Definitions

  1. baby, infant

Ancestry of “scʼenggaay”, step by step

scʼenggaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna ggaay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaggaaylittle, small

via Ahtna scʼaen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnascʼaenchild
Every word from Ahtna ggaay