Where does “tsézhin” come from?
tsézhin (Navajo) comes from Navajo łizhin, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
tsézhin (Navajo): trap rock, lava rock; malpais; lava
Definitions
- trap rock, lava rock; malpais; lava
Ancestry of “tsézhin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | łizhin | it is black |
| 2 | Navajo | łi- | — |
| 3 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |