Where does “tatsen tlʼaseł” come from?

tatsen tlʼaseł (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tlʼaseł, from Ahtna -tlʼaʼ, from Ahtna -tlʼaa — bottom of, posterior of, rear of.

tatsen tlʼaseł (Ahtna): khaki pants

Definitions

  1. khaki pants

Ancestry of “tatsen tlʼaseł”, step by step

tatsen tlʼaseł traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna tlʼaseł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatlʼasełpants
2Ahtna-tlʼaʼbutt, rear, rump, buttocks
3Ahtna-tlʼaabottom of, posterior of, rear of

via Ahtna tatsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatatsenbrackish water
Every word from Ahtna -tlʼaa →Every word from Ahtna -tlʼaʼ →Every word from Ahtna tlʼaseł →