Where does “tʼaay cogh” come from?

tʼaay cogh (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna cogh, from Ahtna caax, from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸaɣ — to be big, large.

tʼaay cogh (Ahtna): mallard

Definitions

  1. mallard

Ancestry of “tʼaay cogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnacoghbig, large
2Ahtnacaaxto be big
3Proto-Athabaskan*kʸaɣto be big, large
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *kʸaɣ →Every word from Ahtna caax →Every word from Ahtna cogh →