Where does “cotsʼ naʼaayeʼ” come from?

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

cotsʼ naʼaayeʼ (Ahtna): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “cotsʼ naʼaayeʼ”, 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 →
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