Where does “jeeh” come from?

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

jeeh (Navajo): resin, pitch, wax, gum, sap; chewing gum; into...

Definitions

  1. resin, pitch, wax, gum, sap; chewing gum; into...

Ancestry of “jeeh”, step by step

jeeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ajaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoajaaʼear
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯəɣəʼear

via Proto-Athabaskan *džeˑx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*džeˑxpitch, gum, resin

Words derived from “jeeh”

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