Where does “naaltsoos dijéʼígíí” come from?

naaltsoos dijéʼígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dijééʼ, from Navajo -jééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan džeq'.

naaltsoos dijéʼígíí (Navajo): flypaper

Definitions

  1. flypaper

Ancestry of “naaltsoos dijéʼígíí”, step by step

naaltsoos dijéʼígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dijééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodijééʼit is sticky, gummy, viscous (as pitch, resin, glue)
2Navajo-jééʼ—
3Proto-Athabaskandžeq'—

via Navajo naaltsoos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaaltsoos" Simple passive form of " neiłtsoos; papers,...
2Navajohaneʼ binaaltsoosnewspaper
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan džeq' →Every word from Navajo -jééʼ →Every word from Navajo dijééʼ →