Where does “awooʼ bee yichʼiishí” come from?

awooʼ bee yichʼiishí (Navajo) comes from Navajo awooʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ — tooth.

awooʼ bee yichʼiishí (Navajo): toothbrush

Definitions

  1. toothbrush

Ancestry of “awooʼ bee yichʼiishí”, step by step

awooʼ bee yichʼiishí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo awooʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoawooʼteeth, tooth
2Proto-Athabaskan*-ɣuɁtooth

via Navajo bee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobeewith, by means of, by means of it

via Navajo yichʼiish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyichʼiishhe/she is brushing it, filing it, sanding it

Words derived from “awooʼ bee yichʼiishí”

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