Where does “jádí bideeneezígíí” come from?

jádí bideeneezígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bideeʼ, from Navajo adeeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ — horn, antler.

jádí bideeneezígíí (Navajo): oryx

Definitions

  1. oryx

Ancestry of “jádí bideeneezígíí”, step by step

jádí bideeneezígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bideeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobideeʼits antler, its horn, its tusk, its antenna
2Navajoadeeʼantler, horn, tusk, antenna; ladle, dipper,...
3Proto-Athabaskan*-deʼhorn, antler

via Navajo jádí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojádípronghorn
2Navajo-í<br>Postpositional prefix meaning “against”. It...
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ →Every word from Navajo adeeʼ →Every word from Navajo bideeʼ →