Where does “Sahdiibisí” come from?

Sahdiibisí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bis — adobe, clay, clod, cake of dirt.

Sahdiibisí (Navajo): Petrified Forest, Arizona

Definitions

  1. Petrified Forest, Arizona

Ancestry of “Sahdiibisí”, step by step

Sahdiibisí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobisadobe, clay, clod, cake of dirt

via Navajo sahdii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajosahdiiupright
Every word from Navajo bis