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Where does “tłʼohchin” come from?

tłʼohchin (Navajo) comes from Navajo tłʼoh, from Proto-Athabaskan *tɬʼʊχ.

tłʼohchin (Navajo): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “tłʼohchin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotłʼohgrass; hay, straw
2Proto-Athabaskan*tɬʼʊχ—
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