Where does “nezgheł” come from?

nezgheł (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna z-, from Proto-Athabaskan *s- — A perfective modal prefix, often describing position.

nezgheł (Ahtna): he/she is crazy, insane

Definitions

  1. he/she is crazy, insane

Ancestry of “nezgheł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnaz-Appears in some imperfective verbs, many of them neuter verbs, as well as many perfective verbs
2Proto-Athabaskan*s-A perfective modal prefix, often describing position
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *s- →Every word from Ahtna z- →