Where does “naayééʼ tsídiitsoh” come from?

naayééʼ tsídiitsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsídiitsoh, from Navajo tsídii, from Navajo -ii — "nominalizer".

naayééʼ tsídiitsoh (Navajo): moa

Definitions

  1. moa

Ancestry of “naayééʼ tsídiitsoh”, step by step

naayééʼ tsídiitsoh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsídiitsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsídiitsohostrich
2Navajotsídiibird
3Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

via Navajo naayééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaayééʼmonster; foreign god; dinosaur
2Navajoanaaʼwar, enmity, discord
Every word from Navajo -ii →Every word from Navajo tsídii →Every word from Navajo tsídiitsoh →