Where does “shash łizhinii” come from?
shash łizhinii (Navajo) comes from Navajo łizhin, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
shash łizhinii (Navajo): black bear
Ancestry of “shash łizhinii”, step by step
shash łizhinii traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo łizhin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łizhin | it is black |
| 2 | Navajo | łi- | An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color |
| 3 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 4 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |
via Navajo shash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | shash | bear |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *x̯əšʷ | black bear |