Where does “níłtsą́zhool” come from?

níłtsą́zhool (Navajo) comes from Navajo níłtsą́, from Navajo -ígíí — nominalizer, the particular one that; the...

níłtsą́zhool (Navajo): mist, fine rain

Definitions

  1. mist, fine rain

Ancestry of “níłtsą́zhool”, step by step

níłtsą́zhool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo níłtsą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoníłtsą́rain, shower
2Navajo-ígíínominalizer, the particular one that; the...

via Navajo bizhool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobizhoolcrumbs, fragments
Every word from Navajo -ígííEvery word from Navajo níłtsą́