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

Definitions

  1. red-tailed hawk

Ancestry of “atseełtsoii”, step by step

atseełtsoii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łitso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołitsoit is yellow; nickel
2Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
3Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
4Proto-Athabaskanɬ

via Navajo atseeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoatseeʼtail, tailbone, coccyx; tail feather
2Proto-Athabaskan*-k̯eʼtail
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬEvery word from Navajo łi-Every word from Navajo -ł-