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Where does “dleesh” come from?

dleesh (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž — dirt; to plaster with mud.

dleesh (Navajo): rhyolitic tuff; clay; chalk

Definitions

  1. rhyolitic tuff; clay; chalk

Ancestry of “dleesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud
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