Where does “łééchąąłgaii” come from?

łééchąąłgaii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łééchąąʼí, from Navajo chąąʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ — excrement.

łééchąąłgaii (Navajo): greyhound; Greyhound bus

Definitions

  1. greyhound; Greyhound bus

Ancestry of “łééchąąłgaii”, step by step

łééchąąłgaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łééchąąʼí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołééchąąʼídog
2Navajochąąʼfeces, dung, excrement, shit
3Proto-Athabaskan*ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼexcrement

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ →Every word from Navajo chąąʼ →Every word from Navajo łééchąąʼí →
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