Where does “agaanstsiin yiltązhí yázhí” come from?
agaanstsiin yiltązhí yázhí (Navajo) comes from Navajo yázhí, from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.
agaanstsiin yiltązhí yázhí (Navajo): ukulele
Definitions
- ukulele
Ancestry of “agaanstsiin yiltązhí yázhí”, step by step
agaanstsiin yiltązhí yázhí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo yázhí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | yázhí | little, small; young, younger; little one, child |
| 2 | Navajo | yáázh | little, small; young; offspring, son |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | -yažʷə | woman's child |
via Navajo agaanstsiin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | agaanstsiin | guitar |
| 2 | Navajo | agaan | arm, someone’s arm; foreleg, limb, branch, front... |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-ɢa̓ˑnəʼ | arm |