Where does “tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí” come from?

tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsídii, from Navajo -ii — "nominalizer".

tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí (Navajo): toucan

Definitions

  1. toucan

Ancestry of “tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí”, step by step

tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo tsídii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsídiibird
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

via Navajo tsoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NavajotsohAlternative form of -tsoh; big

via Navajo naashchʼąąʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaashchʼąąʼsimple passive perfective of neichʼąąh: decorated, painted, colored
Every word from Navajo -ii →Every word from Navajo tsídii →