Where does “awooʼ bił yichʼiishí” come from?

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

awooʼ bił yichʼiishí (Navajo): toothpaste

Definitions

  1. toothpaste

Ancestry of “awooʼ bił yichʼiishí”, step by step

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

via Navajo awooʼ

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

via Navajo bił

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobiłwith him/her; in his/her company; with them; in...

via Navajo yichʼiish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyichʼiishhe/she is brushing it, filing it, sanding it
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɣuɁ →Every word from Navajo awooʼ →