Where does “łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí” come from?

łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łóóʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ.

łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí (Navajo): swordfish

Definitions

  1. swordfish

Ancestry of “łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí”, step by step

łóóʼ bíchį́į́h nineezí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łóóʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołóóʼfish
2Proto-Athabaskan*ɬuˑqʼeˑfish, salmon
3Proto-Athabaskan*ɬu̓χ—

via Navajo nineez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonineezit is long; he/she is tall

via Navajo bíchį́į́h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobíchį́į́hto become hopeless, critical of a situation
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬu̓χ →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *ɬuˑqʼeˑ →Every word from Navajo łóóʼ →