Where does “báʼóltaʼí” come from?
báʼóltaʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bá, from Proto-Athabaskan *-aˑ — for.
báʼóltaʼí (Navajo): teacher
Definitions
- teacher
Ancestry of “báʼóltaʼí”, step by step
báʼóltaʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo bá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bá | for him/her/it/them, for his/her/its/their sake;... |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-aˑ | for |
via Navajo óltaʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | óltaʼ | simple passive form of ółtaʼ: reading or counting... |