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Where does “-KÉÉZ” come from?

-KÉÉZ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan qʊs-x — to cough.

-KÉÉZ (Navajo): 1. to cough; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Definitions

  1. 1. to cough; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Ancestry of “-KÉÉZ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanqʊs-xto cough
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan qʊs-x →