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Where does “ooljééʼ” come from?

ooljééʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo -jééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan džeq'.

ooljééʼ (Navajo): moon; moonlight

Definitions

  1. moon; moonlight

Ancestry of “ooljééʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-jééʼ—
2Proto-Athabaskandžeq'—

Words derived from “ooljééʼ”

  • ooljééʼ dah yiitą́
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan džeq' →