Where does “náshdóí dilwoʼí” come from?

náshdóí dilwoʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dilwoʼ, from Navajo -WOD, from Proto-Athabaskan ɣ̇ʊ̓t' — to be bent, curved.

náshdóí dilwoʼí (Navajo): cheetah

Definitions

  1. cheetah

Ancestry of “náshdóí dilwoʼí”, step by step

náshdóí dilwoʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dilwoʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodilwoʼhe/she is a fast runner
2Navajo-WOD1. to bend, to flex, to disjoint; to limp; {|...
3Proto-Athabaskanɣ̇ʊ̓t'to be bent, curved

via Navajo náshdóí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonáshdóíwildcat, lynx
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɣ̇ʊ̓t' →Every word from Navajo -WOD →Every word from Navajo dilwoʼ →