Where does “sǫʼtsoh łigaii” come from?

sǫʼtsoh łigaii (Navajo) comes from Navajo sǫʼtsoh, from Navajo -tsoh, from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ.

sǫʼtsoh łigaii (Navajo): evening star

Definitions

  1. evening star

Ancestry of “sǫʼtsoh łigaii”, step by step

sǫʼtsoh łigaii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo sǫʼtsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajosǫʼtsohmorning star, evening star; Sirius
2Navajo-tsohbig, large, great
3Proto-Athabaskank̯aʔx̣ʷ—

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan k̯aʔx̣ʷ →Every word from Navajo -tsoh →Every word from Navajo sǫʼtsoh →