Where does “łóóʼtsoh” come from?
łóóʼtsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo łóóʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.
łóóʼtsoh (Navajo): whale
Ancestry of “łóóʼtsoh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łóóʼ | fish |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *ɬuˑqʼeˑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *ɬu̓χ | — |