Where does “dahiitį́hii” come from?

dahiitį́hii (Navajo) comes from Navajo dah — up, off, at an elevation, set off.

dahiitį́hii (Navajo): hummingbird

Definitions

  1. hummingbird

Ancestry of “dahiitį́hii”, step by step

dahiitį́hii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodahup, off, at an elevation, set off

via Navajo yiitį́į́h

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyiitį́į́hto hang poised in the air
Every word from Navajo dah