Where does “naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii” come from?

naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii (Navajo) comes from Navajo naaldloosh, from Navajo -DLOOZH, from Proto-Athabaskan dlu̓ž — quadruped trots.

naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii (Navajo): reptile

Definitions

  1. reptile

Ancestry of “naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii”, step by step

naaldlooshii dadichʼízhii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo naaldloosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaaldlooshhe/she is going about on all fours, creeping...
2Navajo-DLOOZHto go on all four, to creep, to trot; {|...
3Proto-Athabaskandlu̓žquadruped trots

via Navajo dichʼíízh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodichʼíízhit is rough, it has a rough surface
2Navajo-CHʼIIZHto abrade, to saw, to file, to scrub; {|...
3Proto-Athabaskančʼʷičʼʷto be rough, chapped
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan dlu̓ž →Every word from Navajo -DLOOZH →Every word from Navajo naaldloosh →