Where does “tsezel” come from?

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

tsezel (Ahtna): steambath

Definitions

  1. steambath

Ancestry of “tsezel”, step by step

tsezel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna tsae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsaestone, rock
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—

via Ahtna zel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnazelto become warm
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Ahtna tsae →