Where does “dazhdoo-” come from?

dazhdoo- (Navajo) comes from Navajo jidoo-, from Navajo yi-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

dazhdoo- (Navajo): Marks a fourth person plural subject of a future mode verb

Definitions

  1. Marks a fourth person plural subject of a future mode verb

Ancestry of “dazhdoo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojidoo-Marks a fourth person subject of a future mode verb
2Navajoyi-night, dawn
3Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
4Navajoł-the
5Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo yi- →