Where does “jááłánii” come from?
jááłánii (Navajo) comes from Navajo bijáád, from Navajo ajáád, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ.
jááłánii (Navajo): centipede; millipede
Ancestry of “jááłánii”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bijáád | his/her/its/their leg; its wheels |
| 2 | Navajo | ajáád | leg; wheel |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ | — |