Where does “łóódtsoh” come from?

łóódtsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo -tsoh, from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ.

łóódtsoh (Navajo): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “łóódtsoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-tsohbig, large, great
2Proto-Athabaskank̯aʔx̣ʷ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ →Every word from Navajo -tsoh →
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