Where does “-tuʼ” come from?

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

-tuʼ (Ahtna): juice, liquid

Definitions

  1. juice, liquid

Ancestry of “-tuʼ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-tuʼ

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