Where does “tsinlátah ayání” come from?

tsinlátah ayání (Navajo) comes from Navajo ayą́, from Navajo -n-, from Navajo -ígíí — nominalizer, the particular one that; the...

tsinlátah ayání (Navajo): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “tsinlátah ayání”, step by step

tsinlátah ayání traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo ayą́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoayą́to eat
2Navajo-n-—
3Navajo-ígíínominalizer, the particular one that; the...

via Navajo tsinlátah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsinlátahtreetop
2Navajotsinwood, timber; tree
3Proto-Athabaskan*kʸənstick
Every word from Navajo -ígíí →Every word from Navajo -n- →Every word from Navajo ayą́ →