Where does “tsékooh” come from?

tsékooh (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.

tsékooh (Navajo): rock canyon, gorge

Definitions

  1. rock canyon, gorge

Ancestry of “tsékooh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsérock, stone, boulder
2Proto-Athabaskan*tseˑstone
3Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit*caj—

Words derived from “tsékooh”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ →Every word from Navajo tsé →