Where does “adi-” come from?

adi- (Javanese) comes from Navajo di-, from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.

Ancestry of “adi-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodi-fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
2Navajo-CHIIʼred; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
3Proto-Athabaskančigto be red ochre

Words derived from “adi-”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čig →Every word from Navajo di- →Every word from Navajo -CHIIʼ →