Where does “uʼeł cʼetsiisi” come from?
uʼeł cʼetsiisi (Ahtna) comes from West Frisian tsiis, from Old Frisian tzīse, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus, from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
uʼeł cʼetsiisi (Ahtna): pencil
Definitions
- pencil
Ancestry of “uʼeł cʼetsiisi”, step by step
uʼeł cʼetsiisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian tsiis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | tsiis | cheese |
| 2 | Old Frisian | tzīse | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 5 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
via Ahtna uʼeł
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahtna | uʼeł | — |