Where does “bílaʼashdlaʼii” come from?

bílaʼashdlaʼii (Navajo) comes from Navajo bílaʼ, from Navajo bi- — his, her, its, their.

bílaʼashdlaʼii (Navajo): "Homo sapiens"; "Clematis ligusticifolia"

Definitions

  1. "Homo sapiens"; "Clematis ligusticifolia"

Ancestry of “bílaʼashdlaʼii”, step by step

bílaʼashdlaʼii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bílaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobílaʼhis/her hand; his/her finger
2Navajobi-his, her, its, their

via Navajo ashdlaʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoashdlaʼfive
Every word from Navajo bi- →Every word from Navajo bílaʼ →