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Where does “amásání” come from?

amásání (Navajo) comes from Navajo amá, from Proto-Athabaskan *-(h)aˑn.

amásání (Navajo): maternal grandmother, as well as any of her...

Definitions

  1. maternal grandmother, as well as any of her...

Ancestry of “amásání”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoamámother; maternal aunt
2Proto-Athabaskan*-(h)aˑn—
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