Where does “dághaałóóʼ” come from?

dághaałóóʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo łóóʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.

dághaałóóʼ (Navajo): catfish

Definitions

  1. catfish

Ancestry of “dághaałóóʼ”, step by step

dághaałóóʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łóóʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołóóʼfish
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬuˑqʼeˑfish, salmon
3Proto-Athabaskan*ɬu̓χ—

via Navajo dághá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodághámoustache; whiskers; beard
2Navajoadaaʼlip; edge; beak, bill
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ →Every word from Navajo łóóʼ →
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