Where does “Binááʼ Ádaałtsʼózí bichʼil łigaií” come from?

Binááʼ Ádaałtsʼózí bichʼil łigaií (Navajo) comes from Navajo binááʼ, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

Binááʼ Ádaałtsʼózí bichʼil łigaií (Navajo): bok choy

Definitions

  1. bok choy

Ancestry of “Binááʼ Ádaałtsʼózí bichʼil łigaií”, step by step

Binááʼ Ádaałtsʼózí bichʼil łigaií traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo binááʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobinááʼhis eye; its seed; acorn
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—

via Navajo chʼil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajochʼilannual plant, weed, vegetable, vegetation
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →Every word from Navajo binááʼ →