kʼish
Navajo
noun
Definitions
- (botany) grey alder (Alnus incana)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Athabaskan *qʼəɣəšʷ, *qʼəš (alder).
Origin
Proto-Athabaskan
*qʼəɣəšʷ, *qʼəš
Gloss
alder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -KʼǪSH Navajo, Navaho
- -ii Navajo, Navaho
- kʼiishzhinii Navajo, Navaho
- kʼishchííʼ Navajo, Navaho
- łichííʼ Navajo, Navaho
- łizhin Navajo, Navaho
- *qʼutšʼ Proto-Athabaskan
- *qʼəɣəšʷ, *qʼəš Proto-Athabaskan