Where does “nákʼee sinilí” come from?

nákʼee sinilí (Navajo) comes from Navajo nákʼee, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.

nákʼee sinilí (Navajo): eyeglasses

Definitions

  1. eyeglasses

Ancestry of “nákʼee sinilí”, step by step

nákʼee sinilí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo nákʼee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonákʼeearound the eye
2Navajoanááʼeye; seed; war
3Proto-Athabaskannαx̣eye

via Navajo sinil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajosinilthey lie somewhere, are located somewhere (a group of several, separable and visually countable objects)

Words derived from “nákʼee sinilí”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ →Every word from Navajo anááʼ →Every word from Navajo nákʼee →