Where does “łéʼétsoh yiljaaʼí” come from?

łéʼétsoh yiljaaʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łéʼétsoh, from Navajo łeeʼ, from Navajo łeezh, from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž — dirt; to plaster with mud.

łéʼétsoh yiljaaʼí (Navajo): buttercup

Definitions

  1. buttercup

Ancestry of “łéʼétsoh yiljaaʼí”, step by step

łéʼétsoh yiljaaʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łéʼétsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołéʼétsohrat, pack rat
2Navajołeeʼwithin the soil, the ashes; in the ground,...
3Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
4Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud

via Navajo bijaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobijaaʼhis/her/its/their ear
2Navajoajaaʼear
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯəɣəʼear
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž →Every word from Navajo łeezh →Every word from Navajo łeeʼ →