Where does “zatsʼalniigi” come from?

zatsʼalniigi (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna niic, from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

zatsʼalniigi (Ahtna): scarf

Definitions

  1. scarf

Ancestry of “zatsʼalniigi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaniicto move the hand, feel; carries a variety of extended meanings in Athabaskan languages
2Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
3Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →Every word from Ahtna niic →