Where does “skaggaay” come from?

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

skaggaay (Ahtna): teaspoon

Definitions

  1. teaspoon

Ancestry of “skaggaay”, step by step

skaggaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna ggaay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaggaaylittle, small

via Ahtna skaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaskaaspoon
Every word from Ahtna ggaay