Where does “tsae baa” come from?

tsae baa (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsae, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.

tsae baa (Ahtna): jade

Definitions

  1. jade

Ancestry of “tsae baa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsaestone, rock
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Ahtna tsae →