Where does “doo...átʼée da” come from?
doo...átʼée da (Navajo) comes from Navajo doo, from Navajo dooleeł, from Navajo nilį́ — he/she is.
Ancestry of “doo...átʼée da”, step by step
doo...átʼée da traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo doo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | doo | Part of the negative correlative; With a... |
| 2 | Navajo | dooleeł | it will be; he/she/it will be, will become |
| 3 | Navajo | nilį́ | he/she is |
via Navajo átʼé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | átʼé | it is; could |
via Navajo da
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | da | not; including, as well as, and |