Where does “uhai” come from?

uhai (Swahili) comes from Navajo -HAI, from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy — winter.

uhai (Swahili): life (the state between birth and death)

Definitions

  1. life (the state between birth and death)

Ancestry of “uhai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-HAIa winter, a year passes; {|...
2Proto-Athabaskan*x̣αywinter
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy →Every word from Navajo -HAI →