Where does “tsʼen kʼae” come from?

tsʼen kʼae (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsʼen, from Proto-Athabaskan tsʼən — bone.

tsʼen kʼae (Ahtna): grave

Definitions

  1. grave

Ancestry of “tsʼen kʼae”, step by step

tsʼen kʼae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna tsʼen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsʼenbone
2Proto-Athabaskantsʼənbone

via Ahtna kʼae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnakʼaecavity, hole, pit, depression, opening, trace
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tsʼən →Every word from Ahtna tsʼen →