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Where does “doo” come from?

doo (Navajo) comes from Navajo dooleeł, from Navajo nilį́ — he/she is.

doo (Navajo): Part of the negative correlative; With a...

Definitions

  1. Part of the negative correlative; With a...

Ancestry of “doo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodooleełit will be; he/she/it will be, will become
2Navajonilį́he/she is

Words derived from “doo”

  • Doodaatsaahii
  • doo nidahałtingóó
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