Where does “dóola bił naalgeedígíí” come from?
dóola bił naalgeedígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dóola, from Spanish toro, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.
dóola bił naalgeedígíí (Navajo): bull rider (at a rodeo)
Definitions
- bull rider (at a rodeo)
Ancestry of “dóola bił naalgeedígíí”, step by step
dóola bił naalgeedígíí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo dóola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | dóola | bull |
| 2 | Spanish | toro | bull; torus; forklift |
| 3 | Latin | Taurus | Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ταῦρος | one of the Tauri |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | táuros | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | táwros | wild bull, aurochs |
via Navajo bił
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bił | with him/her; in his/her company; with them; in... |
via Navajo naalgeed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | naalgeed | it is bucking around, is going around bucking (as a horse) |