Where does “łeetsʼaaʼ” come from?

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

łeetsʼaaʼ (Navajo): pottery, chinaware, earthenware; plate, dish

Definitions

  1. pottery, chinaware, earthenware; plate, dish

Ancestry of “łeetsʼaaʼ”, step by step

łeetsʼaaʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łeezh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
2Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud

via Navajo tsʼaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsʼaaʼbasket; pod; shell
2Proto-Athabaskan*tsʼakʼʸdish, bowl

Words derived from “łeetsʼaaʼ”

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