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Where does “azééʼ” come from?

azééʼ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd.

azééʼ (Navajo): mouth; throat, neck; death

Definitions

  1. mouth; throat, neck; death

Ancestry of “azééʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*-za̓ˑd—

Words derived from “azééʼ”

  • azábąąh
  • azeeʼííłʼíní
  • azeedíchʼííʼ
  • azahdił
  • azeeʼ
  • azeeʼálʼį́
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