Where does “tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą tseebíí” come from?

tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą tseebíí (Navajo) comes from Navajo dóó baʼąą, from Navajo doo, from Navajo dooleeł, from Navajo nilį́ — he/she is.

tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą tseebíí (Navajo): seventy-eight

Definitions

  1. seventy-eight

Ancestry of “tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą tseebíí”, step by step

tsostsʼidiin dóó baʼąą tseebíí traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo dóó baʼąą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajodóó baʼąąForms cardinal numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine, with the exception of multiples of ten
2NavajodooPart of the negative correlative; With a...
3Navajodooleełit will be; he/she/it will be, will become
4Navajonilį́he/she is

via Navajo tsostsʼidiin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotsostsʼidiinseventy
2Navajo-díín—

via Navajo tseebíí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajotseebííeight
Every word from Navajo nilį́ →Every word from Navajo dooleeł →Every word from Navajo doo →