Where does “tóidoozohii dootłʼizhígíí” come from?
tóidoozohii dootłʼizhígíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo tóidoozohii, from Navajo yi-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.
tóidoozohii dootłʼizhígíí (Navajo): swamphen
Definitions
- swamphen
Ancestry of “tóidoozohii dootłʼizhígíí”, step by step
tóidoozohii dootłʼizhígíí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo tóidoozohii
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tóidoozohii | coot |
| 2 | Navajo | yi- | night, dawn |
| 3 | Navajo | ní- | forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs |
| 4 | Navajo | ł- | the |
| 5 | Proto-Athabaskan | *-ɬ | Forms instrumental nouns from verbs |
via Navajo dootłʼizh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | dootłʼizh | he/she/it is turquoise, green, blue; dime |