Where does “tsʼabaeli tuʼ” come from?

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

tsʼabaeli tuʼ (Ahtna): gin

Definitions

  1. gin

Ancestry of “tsʼabaeli tuʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtna-tuʼjuice, liquid
2Ahtna-eʼMarks the possessed form of nouns
3Proto-Athabaskan*-eʔMarks nouns as possessed
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-eʔ →Every word from Ahtna -eʼ →Every word from Ahtna -tuʼ →