Where does “gahtsohdą́ą́ʼ” come from?

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

gahtsohdą́ą́ʼ (Navajo): winterfat

Definitions

  1. winterfat

Ancestry of “gahtsohdą́ą́ʼ”, step by step

gahtsohdą́ą́ʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo gahtsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajogahtsohjackrabbit
2Navajo-tsohbig, large, great
3Proto-Athabaskank̯aʔx̣ʷ

via Navajo dą́ą́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodą́ą́ʼcorn; food
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷEvery word from Navajo -tsohEvery word from Navajo gahtsoh
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