Where does “jeełid” come from?

jeełid (Navajo) comes from Navajo jeeh, from Navajo ajaaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ — ear.

jeełid (Navajo): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “jeełid”, step by step

jeełid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo jeeh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojeehresin, pitch, wax, gum, sap; chewing gum; into...
2Navajoajaaʼear
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯəɣəʼear

via Navajo łid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołidsmoke
2Proto-Athabaskanłədsmoke
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ →Every word from Navajo ajaaʼ →Every word from Navajo jeeh →
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