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Where does “łéʼéyázhí” come from?

łéʼéyázhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.

łéʼéyázhí (Navajo): colt

Definitions

  1. colt

Ancestry of “łéʼéyázhí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyáázhlittle, small; young; offspring, son
2Proto-Athabaskan-yažʷəwoman's child
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