Where does “sahdhéh” come from?

sahdhéh (South Slavey) comes from South Slavey sah, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ — black bear.

sahdhéh (South Slavey): skin of a bear

Definitions

  1. skin of a bear

Ancestry of “sahdhéh”, step by step

sahdhéh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via South Slavey sah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Slaveysahbear
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̯əšʷblack bear

via South Slavey ɂedhéh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1South Slaveyɂedhéhhide
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ →Every word from South Slavey sah →