Where does “deezlį́” come from?

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

deezlį́ (Navajo): it flows along (forming an extension)

Definitions

  1. it flows along (forming an extension)

Ancestry of “deezlį́”, 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

Words derived from “deezlį́

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čigEvery word from Navajo di-Every word from Navajo -CHIIʼ
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