Where does “Dinétah” come from?

Dinétah (Navajo) comes from Navajo Diné, from Navajo di-, from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.

Dinétah (Navajo): Dinétah, a large area around the Four Corners region of the Southwest

Definitions

  1. Dinétah, a large area around the Four Corners region of the Southwest

Ancestry of “Dinétah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajoDinéAlternative form of diné; Navajo
2Navajodi-fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
3Navajo-CHIIʼred; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
4Proto-Athabaskančigto be red ochre
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čig →Every word from Navajo di- →Every word from Navajo Diné →