Where does “gíinisi” come from?
gíinisi (Navajo) comes from Spanish quince, from Old Spanish quinze, from Latin quindecim, from Latin decem, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
gíinisi (Navajo): fifteen cents
Ancestry of “gíinisi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | quince | fifteen |
| 2 | Old Spanish | quinze | fifteen |
| 3 | Latin | quindecim | fifteen; 15 |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |