Where does “łééchąąʼí” come from?

łééchąąʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo chąąʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ — excrement.

łééchąąʼí (Navajo): dog

Definitions

  1. dog

Ancestry of “łééchąąʼí”, step by step

łééchąąʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo chąąʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochąąʼfeces, dung, excrement, shit
2Proto-Athabaskan*ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼexcrement

via Navajo łį́į́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołį́į́ʼpet; livestock; horse

Words derived from “łééchąąʼí”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ →Every word from Navajo chąąʼ →