Where does “jádítsoh bideeʼ shiyishígíí” come from?

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

jádítsoh bideeʼ shiyishígíí (Navajo): sable antelope

Definitions

  1. sable antelope

Ancestry of “jádítsoh bideeʼ shiyishígíí”, step by step

jádítsoh bideeʼ shiyishígíí 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 jádítsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojádítsohgreater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
2Navajo-tsohbig, large, great
3Proto-Athabaskank̯aʔx̣ʷ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-deʼ →Every word from Navajo adeeʼ →Every word from Navajo bideeʼ →