Where does “téliichoʼí” come from?

téliichoʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo télii, from Navajo -ii — "nominalizer".

téliichoʼí (Navajo): male burro, jackass

Definitions

  1. male burro, jackass

Ancestry of “téliichoʼí”, step by step

téliichoʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo télii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotéliidonkey, burro
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

via Navajo achoʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoachoʼscrotum and testes; male genitalia, external sex...
Every word from Navajo -ii →Every word from Navajo télii →