Where does “yizdlaa” come from?

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

yizdlaa (Ahtna): he/she is keeping plural objects in position, has plural objects

Definitions

  1. he/she is keeping plural objects in position, has plural objects

Ancestry of “yizdlaa”, 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- →