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Where does “-NÁÁŁ” come from?

-NÁÁŁ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan -nαɣ̇αɬ — be in one's presence.

-NÁÁŁ (Navajo): to witness, to watch, to be in one's presence; {|...

Definitions

  1. to witness, to watch, to be in one's presence; {|...

Ancestry of “-NÁÁŁ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan-nαɣ̇αɬbe in one's presence
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