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Where does “shádiʼááh” come from?

shádiʼááh (Navajo) comes from Navajo shá, from Proto-Athabaskan *šʷaˑ.

shádiʼááh (Navajo): a solid roundish object starts to be carried;...

Definitions

  1. a solid roundish object starts to be carried;...

Ancestry of “shádiʼááh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoshá—
2Proto-Athabaskan*šʷaˑ—

Words derived from “shádiʼááh”

  • shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ
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