Where does “łitso” come from?

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

łitso (Navajo): it is yellow; nickel

Definitions

  1. it is yellow; nickel

Ancestry of “łitso”, 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 “łitso”

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