Where does “tsísʼnáłtsooí” come from?

tsísʼnáłtsooí (Navajo) comes from Navajo łitso, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.

tsísʼnáłtsooí (Navajo): yellowjacket

Definitions

  1. yellowjacket

Ancestry of “tsísʼnáłtsooí”, step by step

tsísʼnáłtsooí traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łitso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołitsoit is yellow; nickel
2Navajołi-An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color
3Navajo-ł-The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a...
4Proto-Athabaskanɬ—

via Navajo tsísʼná

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsísʼnábee, honey bee; wasp

Words derived from “tsísʼnáłtsooí”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ →Every word from Navajo łi- →Every word from Navajo -ł- →