Where does “łizhiní” come from?

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

łizhiní (Navajo): The color black; That which is black; the black...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “łizhiní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołizhinit is black
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 “łizhiní

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