Where does “nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí” come from?
nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo nákʼee sinilí, from Navajo nákʼee, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.
nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí (Navajo): reading glasses, glasses designed for reading up close
Definitions
- reading glasses, glasses designed for reading up close
Ancestry of “nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí”, step by step
nákʼee sinilí áháníjįʼ bee hootʼínígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo nákʼee sinilí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | nákʼee sinilí | eyeglasses |
| 2 | Navajo | nákʼee | around the eye |
| 3 | Navajo | anááʼ | eye; seed; war |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | nαx̣ | eye |
via Navajo bee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | bee | with, by means of, by means of it |