Where does “shił” come from?
shił (Navajo) comes from Navajo shí, from Proto-Athabaskan *šiˑ — First-person singular pronoun; I, me.
shił (Navajo): with me; in my company
Definitions
- with me; in my company
Ancestry of “shił”, step by step
shił traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo shí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | shí | "first-person singular pronoun" I, me;... |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *šiˑ | First-person singular pronoun; I, me |
via Navajo ił
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | ił | conifer needle, pine needle, evergreen branch;... |