Where does “níłchʼi díílidígíí” come from?

níłchʼi díílidígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo níłchʼi, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

níłchʼi díílidígíí (Navajo): carbon dioxide (CO2)

Definitions

  1. carbon dioxide (CO2)

Ancestry of “níłchʼi díílidígíí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoníłchʼiair, breeze, wind; gas; spirit, benevolent...
2Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
3Proto-Athabaskanɬ—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ →Every word from Navajo -ł- →Every word from Navajo níłchʼi →