Where does “azeeʼííłʼíní” come from?

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

azeeʼííłʼíní (Navajo): doctor, physician

Definitions

  1. doctor, physician

Ancestry of “azeeʼííłʼíní”, step by step

azeeʼííłʼíní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo azeeʼ

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

via Navajo ííłʼį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoííłʼį́he/she makes it, is a maker of it
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →Every word from Navajo azeeʼ →