Where does “álázhoozh” come from?
álázhoozh (Navajo) comes from Navajo -zhoozh, from Proto-Athabaskan zhu̓zh, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan shuʼsh.
álázhoozh (Navajo): finger; phalanges of the hand; metacarpals of the...
Definitions
- finger; phalanges of the hand; metacarpals of the...
Ancestry of “álázhoozh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | -zhoozh | to move by sliding (a loose mass of rocks, coins, grains, or other small objects) |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | zhu̓zh | to move or lie in a bunch or pile |
| 3 | Pre-Proto-Athabaskan | shuʼsh | — |
Words derived from “álázhoozh”