Where does “azahdił” come from?

azahdił (Navajo) comes from Navajo azééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd — mouth.

azahdił (Navajo): blood from the mouth

Definitions

  1. blood from the mouth

Ancestry of “azahdił”, step by step

azahdił traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo azééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoazééʼmouth; throat, neck; death
2Proto-Athabaskan*-za̓ˑdmouth

via Navajo dił

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodiłblood; blood sausage
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəɬblood
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →