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Where does “ži” come from?

ži (Proto-Athabaskan) comes from Indo-Iranian *ǰyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéH.

ži (Proto-Athabaskan): to name it

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ži”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*ǰyáH—
2Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéH—

Words derived from “ži”

  • -ZHIʼ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gʷyéH →