Where does “ééh” come from?

ééh (Navajo) comes from Navajo ééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ — shirt, coat.

ééh (Navajo): into clothing

Definitions

  1. into clothing

Ancestry of “ééh”, step by step

ééh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoééʼclothing, clothes, garment, shirt
2Proto-Athabaskan*-Ɂeˑgʸshirt, coat

via Navajo bįįh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobįįhdeer
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ →Every word from Navajo ééʼ →