Where does “atseełtsoii” come from?
atseełtsoii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łitso, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
atseełtsoii (Navajo): red-tailed hawk
Ancestry of “atseełtsoii”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łitso | it is yellow; nickel |
| 2 | Navajo | łi- | — |
| 3 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |