Where does “łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii” come from?

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

łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii (Navajo): cartilaginous fish

Definitions

  1. cartilaginous fish

Ancestry of “łóóʼ ooshgę́ęzhii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołóóʼfish
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬuˑqʼeˑfish, salmon
3Proto-Athabaskan*ɬu̓χ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ →Every word from Navajo łóóʼ →