Where does “azeeʼálʼį́” come from?

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

azeeʼálʼį́ (Navajo): hospital; outpatient clinic

Definitions

  1. hospital; outpatient clinic

Ancestry of “azeeʼálʼį́”, step by step

azeeʼálʼį́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo azeeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoazeeʼmedicine, drug, pharmaceutical
2Navajoazééʼmouth; throat, neck; death
3Proto-Athabaskan*-za̓ˑdmouth

via Navajo álʼį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoálʼį́it is made
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →Every word from Navajo azeeʼ →