Where does “di-” come from?
di- (Navajo) comes from Navajo -CHIIʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan čig — to be red ochre.
di- (Navajo): fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
Definitions
- fire, near or into it; Young and Morgan identify...
Ancestry of “di-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Navajo | -CHIIʼ | red; {| style="margin-bottom:.1em;... |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | čig | to be red ochre |