Where does “kaltap-en” come from?

kaltap-en (Kott) comes from Proto-Yeniseian ʔen, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ken — to see.

kaltap-en (Kott): wedge

Definitions

  1. wedge

Ancestry of “kaltap-en”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Yeniseianʔennow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetankento see
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kenEvery word from Proto-Yeniseian ʔen