Where does “tʼáá nihí” come from?

tʼáá nihí (Navajo) comes from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

tʼáá nihí (Navajo): you yourself

Definitions

  1. you yourself

Ancestry of “tʼáá nihí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
2Navajoł-the
3Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo ł- →