Where does “-keceneʼ” come from?

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

-keceneʼ (Ahtna): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “-keceneʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-ceneʼbase, lower part of
2Ahtna-eʼMarks the possessed form of nouns
3Proto-Athabaskan*-eʔMarks nouns as possessed
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ →Every word from Ahtna -eʼ →Every word from Ahtna -ceneʼ →
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