Where does “diłhiłgo dootłʼizh” come from?

diłhiłgo dootłʼizh (Navajo) comes from Navajo diłhiłgo, from Navajo -go — since, because, when, during, while, being, -ly.

diłhiłgo dootłʼizh (Navajo): he/she/it is dark blue, indigo, navy blue

Definitions

  1. he/she/it is dark blue, indigo, navy blue

Ancestry of “diłhiłgo dootłʼizh”, step by step

diłhiłgo dootłʼizh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo diłhiłgo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodiłhiłgodarkly; it being jet black
2Navajo-gosince, because, when, during, while, being, -ly

via Navajo dootłʼizh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodootłʼizhhe/she/it is turquoise, green, blue; dime
Every word from Navajo -goEvery word from Navajo diłhiłgo