Where does “tʼeesh” come from?

tʼeesh (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe̓š — charcoal.

tʼeesh (Navajo): charcoal; ash

Definitions

  1. charcoal; ash

Ancestry of “tʼeesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskantʼe̓šcharcoal

Words derived from “tʼeesh

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan tʼe̓š
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