Where does “náshdóí bizaʼazis hólóní” come from?

náshdóí bizaʼazis hólóní (Navajo) comes from Navajo bizaʼazis hólónígíí, from Navajo azaʼazis, from Navajo azééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd — mouth.

náshdóí bizaʼazis hólóní (Navajo): thylacine

Definitions

  1. thylacine

Ancestry of “náshdóí bizaʼazis hólóní”, step by step

náshdóí bizaʼazis hólóní traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo bizaʼazis hólónígíí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobizaʼazis hólónígíímarsupial
2Navajoazaʼazispocket
3Navajoazééʼmouth; throat, neck; death
4Proto-Athabaskan*-za̓ˑdmouth

via Navajo náshdóí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonáshdóíwildcat, lynx
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-za̓ˑd →Every word from Navajo azééʼ →Every word from Navajo azaʼazis →