Where does “jį́į́dą́ą́ʼ” come from?

jį́į́dą́ą́ʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo jį́, from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn — day.

jį́į́dą́ą́ʼ (Navajo): today (the part that has already passed) commonly placed at the beginning of the statement, as “today we did…”

Definitions

  1. today (the part that has already passed) commonly placed at the beginning of the statement, as “today we did…”

Ancestry of “jį́į́dą́ą́ʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajojį́day
2Proto-Athabaskan*džʷeˑnday
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn →Every word from Navajo jį́ →