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Where does “-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z” come from?

-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *huˑs, from Proto-Athabaskan həwəs.

-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (Navajo): 1. to pull or tear gently; {|...

Definitions

  1. 1. to pull or tear gently; {|...

Ancestry of “-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*huˑs—
2Proto-Athabaskanhəwəs—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan həwəs →