Where does “łeetsʼaaʼ biiʼ tánágisí” come from?

łeetsʼaaʼ biiʼ tánágisí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łeetsʼaaʼ, from Navajo łeezh, from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž — dirt; to plaster with mud.

łeetsʼaaʼ biiʼ tánágisí (Navajo): dishpan

Definitions

  1. dishpan

Ancestry of “łeetsʼaaʼ biiʼ tánágisí”, step by step

łeetsʼaaʼ biiʼ tánágisí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łeetsʼaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołeetsʼaaʼpottery, chinaware, earthenware; plate, dish
2Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
3Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud

via Navajo biiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobiiʼin it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...
2Navajokǫʼfire
3Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan łe̓dž →Every word from Navajo łeezh →Every word from Navajo łeetsʼaaʼ →
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