Where does “shash yáázh” come from?

shash yáázh (Navajo) comes from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.

shash yáázh (Navajo): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “shash yáázh”, step by step

shash yáázh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo yáázh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyáázhlittle, small; young; offspring, son
2Proto-Athabaskan-yažʷəwoman's child

via Navajo shash

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoshashbear
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̯əšʷblack bear
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə →Every word from Navajo yáázh →
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