Where does “łeeyáán” come from?

łeeyáán (Navajo) comes from Navajo ayą́, from Navajo -n-, from Navajo -ígíí — nominalizer, the particular one that; the...

łeeyáán (Navajo): alkali

Definitions

  1. alkali

Ancestry of “łeeyáán”, step by step

łeeyáán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ayą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoayą́to eat
2Navajo-n-—
3Navajo-ígíínominalizer, the particular one that; the...

via Navajo łeezh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołeezhdirt, dust, soil, ashes
2Proto-Athabaskanłe̓dždirt; to plaster with mud
Every word from Navajo -ígíí →Every word from Navajo -n- →Every word from Navajo ayą́ →