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Etymology

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hw- (indefinite deictic 3rd-person possessive pronoun, one's) + íí- (away out of sight, thematized prefix) + sh- (1st person singular subject pronoun)-gháán (noun stem of root -GHÁÁN, “back, spine”)

Noun

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hwííshgháán

  1. (anatomy) back, backbone, spine, vertebrae