Where does “chézhin” come from?

chézhin (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.

chézhin (Navajo): lava

Definitions

  1. lava

Ancestry of “chézhin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj

Words derived from “chézhin

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *cajEvery word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑEvery word from Navajo tsé
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