Where does “bįįh bitseełgaiígíí” come from?

bįįh bitseełgaiígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bitseeʼ, from Navajo atseeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ — tail.

bįįh bitseełgaiígíí (Navajo): white-tailed deer

Definitions

  1. white-tailed deer

Ancestry of “bįįh bitseełgaiígíí”, step by step

bįįh bitseełgaiígíí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bitseeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobitseeʼ—
2Navajoatseeʼtail, tailbone, coccyx; tail feather
3Proto-Athabaskan*-k̯eʼtail

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—

via Navajo bįįh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobįįhdeer
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ →Every word from Navajo atseeʼ →Every word from Navajo bitseeʼ →