Where does “lókʼaatsoh” come from?

lókʼaatsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo lókʼaaʼ, from Navajo kʼaaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ.

lókʼaatsoh (Navajo): bamboo

Definitions

  1. bamboo

Ancestry of “lókʼaatsoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajolókʼaaʼreed
2Navajokʼaaʼarrow
3Proto-Athabaskan-q'aʔ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -q'aʔ →Every word from Navajo kʼaaʼ →Every word from Navajo lókʼaaʼ →