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Where does “naaldloosh” come from?

naaldloosh (Navajo) comes from Navajo -DLOOZH, from Proto-Athabaskan dlu̓ž — quadruped trots.

naaldloosh (Navajo): he/she is going about on all fours, creeping...

Definitions

  1. he/she is going about on all fours, creeping...

Ancestry of “naaldloosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-DLOOZHto go on all four, to creep, to trot; {|...
2Proto-Athabaskandlu̓žquadruped trots

Words derived from “naaldloosh”

  • naaldlooshii
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