Where does “diné” come from?

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

diné (Navajo): person; man; the people

Definitions

  1. person; man; the people

Ancestry of “diné”, 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 “diné”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan čig →Every word from Navajo di- →Every word from Navajo -CHIIʼ →