Where does “nááłtsoii” come from?

nááłtsoii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łitso, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

nááłtsoii (Navajo): family Solanaceae

Definitions

  1. family Solanaceae

Ancestry of “nááłtsoii”, step by step

nááłtsoii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łitso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołitsoit is yellow; nickel
2Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
3Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
4Proto-Athabaskanɬ—

via Navajo anááʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
2Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ →Every word from Navajo łi- →Every word from Navajo -ł- →