Where does “łikizh” come from?

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

łikizh (Navajo): he/she/it is spotted, has spots

Definitions

  1. he/she/it is spotted, has spots

Ancestry of “łikizh”, 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 “łikizh”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ →Every word from Navajo łi- →Every word from Navajo -ł- →