Where does “Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé” come from?

Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé (Navajo) comes from Navajo binááʼ, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé (Navajo): Japanese people; Oriental people

Definitions

  1. Japanese people; Oriental people

Ancestry of “Binááʼádaałtsʼózí dineʼé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobinááʼhis eye; its seed; acorn
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣Every word from Navajo anááʼEvery word from Navajo binááʼ
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