Where does “níłchʼi naalkidí” come from?
níłchʼi naalkidí (Navajo) comes from Navajo níłchʼi, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
níłchʼi naalkidí (Navajo): television
Definitions
- television
Ancestry of “níłchʼi naalkidí”, step by step
níłchʼi naalkidí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo níłchʼi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | níłchʼi | air, breeze, wind; gas; spirit, benevolent... |
| 2 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |
via Navajo naalkid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | naalkid | is rolled; he sees it moving |