Where does “-cenitsełeʼ” come from?

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

-cenitsełeʼ (Ahtna): hip bone

Definitions

  1. hip bone

Ancestry of “-cenitsełeʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-eʼMarks the possessed form of nouns
2Proto-Athabaskan*-eʔMarks nouns as possessed
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ →Every word from Ahtna -eʼ →