Where does “yá'ałníí'” come from?
yá'ałníí' (Navajo) comes from Navajo yá, from Proto-Athabaskan *yaˑ.
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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Navajo | yá | for him/her/it/them; sky |
| 2 | Proto-Athabaskan | *yaˑ | — |