Where does “tsʼenlazeni” come from?

tsʼenlazeni (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna zen, from Proto-Athabaskan zən, from Persian زن, from Middle Persian zan, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

tsʼenlazeni (Ahtna): snow goose

Definitions

  1. snow goose

Ancestry of “tsʼenlazeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnazento be dark in color
2Proto-Athabaskanzənto think
3Persianزنwoman; wife; female
4Middle Persianzan—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰánHswoman; wife
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰánHs →