Where does “dah alzhin” come from?
dah alzhin (Navajo) comes from Navajo alzhin, from Navajo -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *žəŋʸ.
dah alzhin (Navajo): dot, speck; minute; inch
Ancestry of “dah alzhin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | alzhin | something is black |
| 2 | Navajo | -ZHĮ́Į́ʼ | black; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;... |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *žəŋʸ | — |