Where does “shį́į́dą́ą́ʼ” come from?

shį́į́dą́ą́ʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo shį́, from Proto-Athabaskan *šeˑn(ə) — summer.

shį́į́dą́ą́ʼ (Navajo): last summer

Definitions

  1. last summer

Ancestry of “shį́į́dą́ą́ʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoshį́summer
2Proto-Athabaskan*šeˑn(ə)summer
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *šeˑn(ə) →Every word from Navajo shį́ →