Where does “nílį́” come from?

nílį́ (Navajo) comes from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

nílį́ (Navajo): it flows along (in a line)

Definitions

  1. it flows along (in a line)

Ancestry of “nílį́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
2Navajoł-the
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

Words derived from “nílį́”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo ł- →