Where does “tsʼes taeł” come from?

tsʼes taeł (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna taeł, from Proto-Athabaskan *te̓ˑɬ — mat.

tsʼes taeł (Ahtna): shale

Definitions

  1. shale

Ancestry of “tsʼes taeł”, step by step

tsʼes taeł traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna taeł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnataełmat, bedroll
2Proto-Athabaskan*te̓ˑɬmat

via Ahtna tsʼes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsʼesrock
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *te̓ˑɬEvery word from Ahtna taeł