Where does “azeedíchʼííʼ” come from?

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

azeedíchʼííʼ (Navajo): chili pepper

Definitions

  1. chili pepper

Ancestry of “azeedíchʼííʼ”, step by step

azeedíchʼííʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo azeeʼ

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

via Navajo díchʼííʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodíchʼííʼit is hot, spicy, piquant, bitter; it smarts
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →Every word from Navajo azeeʼ →