Where does “tsídii bitseeʼ naashchʼąąʼí” come from?

tsídii bitseeʼ naashchʼąąʼí (Navajo) comes from Navajo bitseeʼ, from Navajo atseeʼ, from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ — tail.

tsídii bitseeʼ naashchʼąąʼí (Navajo): peafowl, peacock

Definitions

  1. peafowl, peacock

Ancestry of “tsídii bitseeʼ naashchʼąąʼí”, step by step

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

via Navajo bitseeʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajobitseeʼ—
2Navajoatseeʼtail, tailbone, coccyx; tail feather
3Proto-Athabaskan*-k̯eʼtail

via Navajo tsídii

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsídiibird
2Navajo-ii"nominalizer"

via Navajo naashchʼąąʼ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajonaashchʼąąʼsimple passive perfective of neichʼąąh: decorated, painted, colored
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-k̯eʼ →Every word from Navajo atseeʼ →Every word from Navajo bitseeʼ →