Where does “shos” come from?

shos (Tanacross) comes from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ — black bear.

shos (Tanacross): bear as a general term

Definitions

  1. bear as a general term

Ancestry of “shos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskan*x̯əšʷblack bear
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *x̯əšʷ