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Where does “akézhoozh” come from?

akézhoozh (Navajo) comes from Navajo álázhoozh, from Navajo -zhoozh, from Proto-Athabaskan zhu̓zh, from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan shuʼsh.

akézhoozh (Navajo): toe, metatarsals and phalanges of the foot

Definitions

  1. toe, metatarsals and phalanges of the foot

Ancestry of “akézhoozh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoálázhoozhfinger; phalanges of the hand; metacarpals of the...
2Navajo-zhoozh—
3Proto-Athabaskanzhu̓zh—
4Pre-Proto-Athabaskanshuʼsh—
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