Where does “-ceneʼ” come from?

-ceneʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -eʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ — Marks nouns as possessed.

-ceneʼ (Ahtna): base, lower part of

Definitions

  1. base, lower part of

Ancestry of “-ceneʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-eʼMarks the possessed form of nouns
2Proto-Athabaskan*-eʔMarks nouns as possessed

Words derived from “-ceneʼ

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔEvery word from Ahtna -eʼ
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