Where does “ukoltsen” come from?

ukoltsen (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna tsen, from Ahtna tsiin, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn — to be hungry.

ukoltsen (Ahtna): he/she/it smells

Definitions

  1. he/she/it smells

Ancestry of “ukoltsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnatsento smell
2Ahtnatsiinto be meaty, hefty, stocky
3Proto-Athabaskan*tsiˑnto be hungry
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsiˑn →Every word from Ahtna tsiin →Every word from Ahtna tsen →