Where does “łóóʼtsoh” come from?

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

łóóʼtsoh (Navajo): whale

Definitions

  1. whale

Ancestry of “łóóʼtsoh”, 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 →