Where does “-NIIʼ” come from?

-NIIʼ (Navajo) comes from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ, from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg.

-NIIʼ (Navajo): 1. to act with the hand; {|...

Definitions

  1. 1. to act with the hand; {|...

Ancestry of “-NIIʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Athabaskanni̓gʸto act with the hand
2Proto-Athabaskanniʼg—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan niʼg →Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ni̓gʸ →
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