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Where does “-DLÉÉZH” come from?

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

-DLÉÉZH (Navajo): to paint, to daub, to coat; {|...

Definitions

  1. to paint, to daub, to coat; {|...

Ancestry of “-DLÉÉZH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud
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