Where does “k'wy' zrusr” come from?

k'wy' zrusr (Lower Tanana) comes from Lower Tanana k'wy', from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼa̓yʼ — willow.

k'wy' zrusr (Lower Tanana): narrowleaf willow; a willow with narrow leaves

Definitions

  1. narrowleaf willow; a willow with narrow leaves

Ancestry of “k'wy' zrusr”, step by step

k'wy' zrusr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lower Tanana k'wy'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananak'wy'willow
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʼa̓yʼwillow

via Lower Tanana zrusr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Tananazrusrstriped
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼa̓yʼ →Every word from Lower Tanana k'wy' →