Where does “álánézhí” come from?

álánézhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo -neez, from Proto-Athabaskan *nʸe̓z — to be long, tall.

álánézhí (Navajo): middle finger

Definitions

  1. middle finger

Ancestry of “álánézhí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajo-neez—
2Proto-Athabaskan*nʸe̓zto be long, tall
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *nʸe̓z →Every word from Navajo -neez →