Where does “didzéłchííʼ” come from?

didzéłchííʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo didzé, from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgə — berry.

didzéłchííʼ (Navajo): holly

Definitions

  1. holly

Ancestry of “didzéłchííʼ”, step by step

didzéłchííʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo didzé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodidzéberry
2Proto-Athabaskan*giʼgəberry

via Navajo łichííʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołichííʼhe/she/it is red; the colour red; a penny
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *giʼgəEvery word from Navajo didzé
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