Where does “yutenʼ” come from?

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

yutenʼ (Ahtna): he/she is holding it

Definitions

  1. he/she is holding it

Ancestry of “yutenʼ”, 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- →