Where does “gaatsʼeʼ” come from?

gaatsʼeʼ (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna -tsʼeʼ, from Ahtna tsʼeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ — to, toward.

gaatsʼeʼ (Ahtna): toward here

Definitions

  1. toward here

Ancestry of “gaatsʼeʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-tsʼeʼin the manner of, [verb]ing, that [verb]
2Ahtnatsʼeʼto, toward
3Proto-Athabaskan*tsʼənʔto, toward
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tsʼənʔ →Every word from Ahtna tsʼeʼ →Every word from Ahtna -tsʼeʼ →