kʼes

Ahtna

Etymology

From a verbal root kʼez (“skin is exposed, red”). Compare Lower Tanana k'esr, Navajo kʼish, from *qʼəš ~ *qʼəɣəšʷ (“alder”).

Noun

kʼes

  1. alder, red alder

References

  • Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 258
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