Where does “doo-” come from?

doo- (Navajo) comes from Navajo yi-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

doo- (Navajo): Marks a second person duoplural subject of a future mode verb

Definitions

  1. Marks a second person duoplural subject of a future mode verb

Ancestry of “doo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyi-night, dawn
2Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
3Navajoł-the
4Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

Words derived from “doo-”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo yi- →