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Where does “jeełid” come from?

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

jeełid (Navajo): soot

Definitions

  1. soot

Ancestry of “jeełid”, step by step

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