Where does “awooʼ diniih” come from?

awooʼ diniih (Navajo) comes from Navajo awooʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ — tooth.

awooʼ diniih (Navajo): toothache

Definitions

  1. toothache

Ancestry of “awooʼ diniih”, step by step

awooʼ diniih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo awooʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawooʼteeth, tooth
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣuɁtooth

via Navajo diniih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodiniihit hurts; it is painful, sore; pain, ache
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ →Every word from Navajo awooʼ →