Where does “cen” come from?

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

cen (Ahtna): stick

Definitions

  1. stick

Ancestry of “cen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnacʼ-Marks an indefinite possessor; one's. Often appears lexicalized in nouns
2Ahtnał-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
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

Words derived from “cen”

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