Where does “tó łichxíʼí” come from?
tó łichxíʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łichxííʼ, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
tó łichxíʼí (Navajo): soda pop; wine
Ancestry of “tó łichxíʼí”, step by step
tó łichxíʼí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo łichxííʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | łichxííʼ | he/she/it is orange |
| 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 tó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tó | water, liquid, fluid |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | tuˑ | water; juice of a fruit |