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Where does “łeetsoii” come from?

łeetsoii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łitso, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

łeetsoii (Navajo): sulfur; yellow ochre, gold ochre; uranium oxide,...

Definitions

  1. sulfur; yellow ochre, gold ochre; uranium oxide,...

Ancestry of “łeetsoii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołitsoit is yellow; nickel
2Navajołi-—
3Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
4Proto-Athabaskanɬ—
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