Where does “bįįh yáázh” come from?

bįįh yáázh (Navajo) comes from Navajo yáázh, from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə — woman's child.

bįįh yáázh (Navajo): fawn

Definitions

  1. fawn

Ancestry of “bįįh yáázh”, step by step

bįįh yáázh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo yáázh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyáázhlittle, small; young; offspring, son
2Proto-Athabaskan-yažʷəwoman's child

via Navajo bįįh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobįįhdeer
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan -yažʷə →Every word from Navajo yáázh →