Where does “łóóʼ hashkéhé” come from?

łóóʼ hashkéhé (Navajo) comes from Navajo łóóʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.

łóóʼ hashkéhé (Navajo): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “łóóʼ hashkéhé”, step by step

łóóʼ hashkéhé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łóóʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołóóʼfish
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬuˑqʼeˑfish, salmon
3Proto-Athabaskan*ɬu̓χ—

via Navajo hashké

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajohashkéwarrior
2Proto-Athabaskan*qɑš-qeˑchief, leader, prominent person

Words derived from “łóóʼ hashkéhé”

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