Where does “ahidiitʼash shį́į́” come from?

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

ahidiitʼash shį́į́ (Navajo): will you marry me?

Definitions

  1. will you marry me?

Ancestry of “ahidiitʼash shį́į́”, step by step

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