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Where does “azeeʼ” come from?

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

azeeʼ (Navajo): medicine, drug, pharmaceutical

Definitions

  1. medicine, drug, pharmaceutical

Ancestry of “azeeʼ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “azeeʼ”

  • azeeʼííłʼíní
  • azeedíchʼííʼ
  • azeeʼálʼį́
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