Where does “xeł” come from?

xeł (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ghaetlʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɣeˑtɬʼ — to be quiet, calm.

xeł (Ahtna): darkness, nightfall

Definitions

  1. darkness, nightfall

Ancestry of “xeł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaghaetlʼto be(come) dark, quiet
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɣeˑtɬʼto be quiet, calm

Words derived from “xeł”

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