Where does “łóóʼ hashkéhétsoh” come from?
łóóʼ hashkéhétsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo łóóʼ hashkéhé, from Navajo łóóʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.
łóóʼ hashkéhétsoh (Navajo): great white shark
Definitions
- great white shark
Ancestry of “łóóʼ hashkéhétsoh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łóóʼ hashkéhé | shark |
| 2 | Navajo | łóóʼ | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *ɬuˑqʼeˑ | fish, salmon |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | *ɬu̓χ | — |