Where does “gólízhii” come from?

gólízhii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łizh, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬəʒ̆ʷ — urine.

gólízhii (Navajo): skunk

Definitions

  1. skunk

Ancestry of “gólízhii”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołizhurine
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬəʒ̆ʷurine
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬəʒ̆ʷ →Every word from Navajo łizh →