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Where does “-TʼEʼ” come from?

-TʼEʼ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe — roast, cook; to be thus.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-TʼEʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskantʼeroast, cook; to be thus
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