Where does “-tsiluudzeʼ” come from?

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

-tsiluudzeʼ (Ahtna): cowlick

Definitions

  1. cowlick

Ancestry of “-tsiluudzeʼ”, 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 →