Etymograph

English

Tavasuh

Tavasuh comes from Hopi tusavuhta.

  1. Hopimoderntusavuhta
  2. EnglishtodayTavasuh

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hopimoderntusavuhta
  2. EnglishtodayTavasuh

The story

Borrowed from Hopi tusavuhta, from a term meaning "head pounders", referring to the historical practice of killing captured enemies by beating them with a club.

Today it means

noun Synonym of Navajo.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hopi tusavuhta / Tavasuh