Where does “łééchąąʼí yił nínii” come from?

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

łééchąąʼí yił nínii (Navajo): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “łééchąąʼí yił nínii”, step by step

łééchąąʼí yił nínii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łééchąąʼí

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

via Navajo nínii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonínii—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ts̆ʷa̓ˑnʼ →Every word from Navajo chąąʼ →Every word from Navajo łééchąąʼí →