Where does “dibé tsaʼii” come from?

dibé tsaʼii (Navajo) comes from Navajo dibé, from Proto-Athabaskan *dəweˑ — sheep.

dibé tsaʼii (Navajo): ewe

Definitions

  1. ewe

Ancestry of “dibé tsaʼii”, step by step

dibé tsaʼii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dibé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodibésheep
2Proto-Athabaskan*dəweˑsheep

via Navajo tsaʼii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsaʼiireproducing female, an animal capable of...
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