Where does “azábąąh” come from?

azábąąh (Navajo) comes from Navajo azééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd — mouth.

azábąąh (Navajo): lips

Definitions

  1. lips

Ancestry of “azábąąh”, step by step

azábąąh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo azééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoazééʼmouth; throat, neck; death
2Proto-Athabaskan*-za̓ˑdmouth

via Navajo bąąh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobąąhbeside it, alongside it; on it, on; up on it,...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →