Where does “anágaii” come from?

anágaii (Navajo) comes from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

anágaii (Navajo): white of the eye

Definitions

  1. white of the eye

Ancestry of “anágaii”, step by step

anágaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo anááʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣Every word from Navajo anááʼ