Where does “deesh-” come from?

deesh- (Navajo) comes from Navajo di-, from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.

deesh- (Navajo): Marks a first person singular subject of a future mode verb

Definitions

  1. Marks a first person singular subject of a future mode verb

Ancestry of “deesh-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodi-fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
2Navajo-CHIIʼred; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;...
3Proto-Athabaskančigto be red ochre
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čig →Every word from Navajo di- →Every word from Navajo -CHIIʼ →
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