Where does “nákʼee sinilí łizhinígíí” come from?
nákʼee sinilí łizhinígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łizhin, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
nákʼee sinilí łizhinígíí (Navajo): sunglasses
Definitions
- sunglasses
Ancestry of “nákʼee sinilí łizhinígíí”, step by step
nákʼee sinilí łizhinígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo łizhin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łizhin | it is black |
| 2 | Navajo | łi- | An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color |
| 3 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |
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 |