Where does “łitsooí” come from?

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

łitsooí (Navajo): The color yellow; That which is yellow; the...

Definitions

  1. The color yellow; That which is yellow; the...

Ancestry of “łitsooí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołitsoit is yellow; nickel
2Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
3Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
4Proto-Athabaskanɬ

Words derived from “łitsooí

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