Where does “tseziiłtahi” come from?
tseziiłtahi (Ahtna) comes from Czech tah, from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.
tseziiłtahi (Ahtna): pika
Definitions
- pika
Ancestry of “tseziiłtahi”, step by step
tseziiłtahi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech tah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | tah | pull; move, step; stroke |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
via Ahtna tseziił
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahtna | tseziił | scree, loose rock on a mountainside |