Where does “Naakaii náásééł” come from?

Naakaii náásééł (Navajo) comes from Navajo Naakaii, from Navajo naakai — third-person plural imperfect active indicative...

Naakaii náásééł (Navajo): praying mantis

Definitions

  1. praying mantis

Ancestry of “Naakaii náásééł”, step by step

Naakaii náásééł traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo Naakaii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajoNaakaiiMexicans
2Navajonaakaithird-person plural imperfect active indicative...

via Navajo náásééł

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonáásééłare coming as a mob
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