Where does “tééh łį́į́ʼ” come from?

tééh łį́į́ʼ (Navajo) comes from Navajo łį́į́ʼ — pet; livestock; horse.

tééh łį́į́ʼ (Navajo): zebra; sea horse

Definitions

  1. zebra; sea horse

Ancestry of “tééh łį́į́ʼ”, step by step

tééh łį́į́ʼ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łį́į́ʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołį́į́ʼpet; livestock; horse

via Navajo tééh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotééhvalley; deep water; zebra
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