Where does “dííshjį́” come from?

dííshjį́ (Navajo) comes from Navajo jį́, from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn — day.

dííshjį́ (Navajo): nowadays; today

Definitions

  1. nowadays; today

Ancestry of “dííshjį́”, step by step

dííshjį́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo jį́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojį́day
2Proto-Athabaskan*džʷeˑnday

via Navajo díí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodííthis; these
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑnEvery word from Navajo jį́