Where does “ḵatltulítaa” come from?

ḵatltulítaa (Tlingit) comes from Tlingit lítaa, from Tlingit -aa.

ḵatltulítaa (Tlingit): pocketknife

Definitions

  1. pocketknife

Ancestry of “ḵatltulítaa”, step by step

ḵatltulítaa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tlingit lítaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tlingitlítaaknife
2Tlingit-aa—

via Tlingit tú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tlingittú—

via Tlingit ḵaatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tlingitḵaatl—
Every word from Tlingit -aa →Every word from Tlingit lítaa →