Where does “atsʼíís doo hináanii” come from?

atsʼíís doo hináanii (Navajo) comes from Navajo doo, from Navajo dooleeł, from Navajo nilį́ — he/she is.

atsʼíís doo hináanii (Navajo): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “atsʼíís doo hináanii”, step by step

atsʼíís doo hináanii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo doo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajodooPart of the negative correlative; With a...
2Navajodooleełit will be; he/she/it will be, will become
3Navajonilį́he/she is

via Navajo atsʼíís

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatsʼíísbody; flesh; carcass
Every word from Navajo nilį́ →Every word from Navajo dooleeł →Every word from Navajo doo →
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