Where does “jáád łánii” come from?

jáád łánii (Navajo) comes from Navajo bijáád, from Navajo ajáád, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ — shin, lower leg.

jáád łánii (Navajo): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “jáád łánii”, step by step

jáád łánii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bijáád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobijáádhis/her/its/their leg; its wheels
2Navajoajáádleg; wheel
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ǯʷaˑdəʔshin, lower leg

via Navajo łą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołą́many, much
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ǯʷaˑdəʔ →Every word from Navajo ajáád →Every word from Navajo bijáád →