Where does “Chézhįįh Deezlį́” come from?
Chézhįįh Deezlį́ (Navajo) comes from Navajo chézhin, from Navajo tsé, from Proto-Athabaskan *tseˑ, from Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit *caj.
Chézhįįh Deezlį́ (Navajo): Black Rock (New Mexico)
Definitions
- Black Rock (New Mexico)
Ancestry of “Chézhįįh Deezlį́”, step by step
Chézhįįh Deezlį́ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo chézhin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | chézhin | lava |
| 2 | Navajo | tsé | rock, stone, boulder |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *tseˑ | stone |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | *caj | — |
via Navajo deezlį́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | deezlį́ | it flows along (forming an extension) |
| 2 | Navajo | di- | fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify... |
| 3 | Navajo | -CHIIʼ | red; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;... |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | čig | to be red ochre |
via Navajo bįįh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bįįh | deer |