Where does “yá'ałníí'” come from?
yá'ałníí' (Navajo) comes from Navajo yá, from Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ — sky.
yá'ałníí' (Navajo): the zenith; the center of the heavens
Definitions
- the zenith; the center of the heavens
Ancestry of “yá'ałníí'”, step by step
yá'ałníí' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Navajo ałnííʼ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo | ałnííʼ | center, middle, midway, half |