Where does “tsʼes ggaay” come from?

tsʼes ggaay (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ggaay — little, small.

tsʼes ggaay (Ahtna): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “tsʼes ggaay”, step by step

tsʼes ggaay traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna ggaay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaggaaylittle, small

via Ahtna tsʼes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsʼesrock
Every word from Ahtna ggaay