Where does “míiltsoh” come from?

míiltsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo mííl, from Spanish mil, from Old Spanish mil, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

míiltsoh (Navajo): one million

Definitions

  1. one million

Ancestry of “míiltsoh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajomíílthousand; million
2Spanishmilthousand
3Old Spanishmilthousand
4LatinMīllethousand; 1000
5Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī →Every word from Latin Mīlle →