Where does “nákʼee sinilí naakijįʼ bee hootʼínígíí” come from?
nákʼee sinilí naakijįʼ bee hootʼínígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo nákʼee sinilí, from Navajo nákʼee, from Navajo anááʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan nαx̣ — eye.
nákʼee sinilí naakijįʼ bee hootʼínígíí (Navajo): bifocals
Definitions
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Ancestry of “nákʼee sinilí naakijįʼ bee hootʼínígíí”, step by step
nákʼee sinilí naakijįʼ bee hootʼínígíí traces back through 3 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 |
via Navajo naaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | naaki | two |