Where does “neeshchʼíínímazí” come from?

neeshchʼíínímazí (Navajo) comes from Navajo neeshchʼííʼ — pine nut; nut.

neeshchʼíínímazí (Navajo): hazelnut

Definitions

  1. hazelnut

Ancestry of “neeshchʼíínímazí”, step by step

neeshchʼíínímazí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo neeshchʼííʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoneeshchʼííʼpine nut; nut

via Navajo nímaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonímazit is round, spherical
Every word from Navajo neeshchʼííʼ