Where does “ayóóʼánííníshʼní” come from?

ayóóʼánííníshʼní (Navajo) comes from Navajo yíní-, from Navajo yi-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

ayóóʼánííníshʼní (Navajo): I love you, I adore you

Definitions

  1. I love you, I adore you

Ancestry of “ayóóʼánííníshʼní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyíní-directed at
2Navajoyi-night, dawn
3Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
4Navajoł-the
5Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬEvery word from Navajo ní-Every word from Navajo yi-
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