Where does “łeesʼáán” come from?

łeesʼáán (Navajo) comes from Navajo łeezh, from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž — dirt; to plaster with mud.

łeesʼáán (Navajo): bread (a type made from maize, and baked in ashes or in an outdoor oven)

Definitions

  1. bread (a type made from maize, and baked in ashes or in an outdoor oven)

Ancestry of “łeesʼáán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
2Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž →Every word from Navajo łeezh →