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Where does “gaan” come from?

gaan (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan -ɢa̓·ŋ-əʔ.

gaan (Navajo): "compound form": gąą-, gą-, gan-; arm, foreleg,...

Definitions

  1. "compound form": gąą-, gą-, gan-; arm, foreleg,...

Ancestry of “gaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan-ɢa̓·ŋ-əʔ—
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