Where does “dzílí bíláshgaan” come from?

dzílí bíláshgaan (Navajo) comes from Navajo áláshgaan, from Navajo sigan, from Navajo -gan — to dry up, to wither, to desiccate.

dzílí bíláshgaan (Navajo): redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)

Definitions

  1. redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium)

Ancestry of “dzílí bíláshgaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoáláshgaanfingernail
2Navajosiganit is dry, withered, wilted
3Navajo-ganto dry up, to wither, to desiccate
Every word from Navajo -gan →Every word from Navajo sigan →Every word from Navajo áláshgaan →