Where does “hwdlii naʼaayeʼ” come from?

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

hwdlii naʼaayeʼ (Ahtna): April

Definitions

  1. April

Ancestry of “hwdlii 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 →