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Where does “-KĘ́Ę́Z” come from?

-KĘ́Ę́Z (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan qʷetsʼ — stick-like or heavy object falls.

-KĘ́Ę́Z (Navajo): SSO moves, falls; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Definitions

  1. SSO moves, falls; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...

Ancestry of “-KĘ́Ę́Z”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanqʷetsʼstick-like or heavy object falls
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