Where does “yudziił” come from?

yudziił (Ahtna) comes from Ahtna u-, from Proto-Athabaskan *u-.

yudziił (Ahtna): he/she is chopping at it

Definitions

  1. he/she is chopping at it

Ancestry of “yudziił”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ahtnau-Marks the conative aspect; trying, attempting
2Proto-Athabaskan*u-—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *u- →Every word from Ahtna u- →