Where does “sos gigeʼ” come from?

sos gigeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna gigi, from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə — berry.

sos gigeʼ (Ahtna): soapberry

Definitions

  1. soapberry

Ancestry of “sos gigeʼ”, step by step

sos gigeʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna gigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnagigiberry, berries
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Ahtna sos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnasosbear
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̯əšʷblack bear
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə →Every word from Ahtna gigi →