Where does “ooljééʼ dah yiitą́” come from?

ooljééʼ dah yiitą́ (Navajo) comes from Navajo ooljééʼ, from Navajo -jééʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan džeq'.

ooljééʼ dah yiitą́ (Navajo): crescent moon

Definitions

  1. crescent moon

Ancestry of “ooljééʼ dah yiitą́”, step by step

ooljééʼ dah yiitą́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ooljééʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoooljééʼmoon; moonlight
2Navajo-jééʼ—
3Proto-Athabaskandžeq'—

via Navajo dah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodahup, off, at an elevation, set off
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan džeq' →Every word from Navajo -jééʼ →Every word from Navajo ooljééʼ →