Where does “tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh” come from?
tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh (Navajo) comes from Navajo tsísʼnáłtsooí, from Navajo łitso, from Navajo łi-, from Navajo -ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan ɬ.
tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh (Navajo): hornet
Definitions
- hornet
Ancestry of “tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | tsísʼnáłtsooí | yellowjacket |
| 2 | Navajo | łitso | it is yellow; nickel |
| 3 | Navajo | łi- | An adjectival prefix that forms neuter imperfective verbs, especially those relating to color |
| 4 | Navajo | -ł- | The -ł- classifier or valence-change prefix, a... |
| 5 | Proto-Athabaskan | ɬ | — |