Where does “xeluu” come from?

xeluu (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna xae, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣eˑ — grease.

xeluu (Ahtna): lard

Definitions

  1. lard

Ancestry of “xeluu”, step by step

xeluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ahtna xae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaxaegrease
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̣eˑgrease

via Ahtna łuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnałuuglacier
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣eˑEvery word from Ahtna xae