Where does “utsʼiłetniʼaa” come from?

utsʼiłetniʼaa (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna łet, from Proto-Athabaskan łəd — smoke.

utsʼiłetniʼaa (Ahtna): smoke comes out of it

Definitions

  1. smoke comes out of it

Ancestry of “utsʼiłetniʼaa”, step by step

utsʼiłetniʼaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna łet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnałetsmoke
2Proto-Athabaskanłədsmoke

via Ahtna ʼaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AhtnaʼaaA classificatory root relating to compact objects of comparable length, height, and width with no major protruding elements
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan łəd →Every word from Ahtna łet →