Where does “Ééʼ neishoodii” come from?

Ééʼ neishoodii (Navajo) comes from Navajo ééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ — shirt, coat.

Ééʼ neishoodii (Navajo): Catholic Church

Definitions

  1. Catholic Church

Ancestry of “Ééʼ neishoodii”, step by step

Ééʼ neishoodii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoééʼclothing, clothes, garment, shirt
2Proto-Athabaskan*-Ɂeˑgʸshirt, coat

via Navajo neishood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoneishoodhe/she is dragging it around, hauling it around
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

Words derived from “Ééʼ neishoodii”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-Ɂeˑgʸ →Every word from Navajo ééʼ →