Where does “ajaayiʼ” come from?

ajaayiʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo ajaaʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ — ear.

ajaayiʼ (Navajo): inner ear

Definitions

  1. inner ear

Ancestry of “ajaayiʼ”, step by step

ajaayiʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ajaaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoajaaʼear
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯəɣəʼear

via Navajo biyiʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobiyiʼin it/him/her/them, within it/him/her/them,...
2Navajoiiʼwithin, inside of
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯəɣəʼ →Every word from Navajo ajaaʼ →