Where does “łichxííʼ” come from?

łichxííʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

łichxííʼ (Navajo): he/she/it is orange

Definitions

  1. he/she/it is orange

Ancestry of “łichxííʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
2Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
3Proto-Athabaskanɬ

Words derived from “łichxííʼ

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬEvery word from Navajo łi-Every word from Navajo -ł-