Where does “dah naatʼaʼí” come from?
dah naatʼaʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dah — up, off, at an elevation, set off.
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Ancestry of “dah naatʼaʼí”, step by step
dah naatʼaʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo dah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | dah | up, off, at an elevation, set off |
via Navajo naatʼaʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | naatʼaʼ | to fly around (a bird or an airplane); in the perfective to make a round-trip flying |