Where does “dahsánítsoh” come from?

dahsánítsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo -tsoh, from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ.

dahsánítsoh (Navajo): crested porcupine

Definitions

  1. crested porcupine

Ancestry of “dahsánítsoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-tsohbig, large, great
2Proto-Athabaskank̯aʔx̣ʷ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ →Every word from Navajo -tsoh →
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