Where does “cʼ-” come from?

cʼ- (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

cʼ- (Ahtna): Marks an indefinite possessor; one's. Often appears lexicalized in nouns

Definitions

  1. Marks an indefinite possessor; one's. Often appears lexicalized in nouns

Ancestry of “cʼ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnał-The ł-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Ahtna verb with a variety of purposes. The ł-classifier has the following uses
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

Words derived from “cʼ-”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Ahtna ł- →