Where does “yoołkááł” come from?

yoołkááł (Navajo) comes from Navajo yi-, from Navajo ní-, from Navajo ł-, from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ — Forms instrumental nouns from verbs.

yoołkááł (Navajo): to become day, daytime; to be a date, day; day,...

Definitions

  1. to become day, daytime; to be a date, day; day,...

Ancestry of “yoołkááł”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyi-night, dawn
2Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
3Navajoł-the
4Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs

Words derived from “yoołkááł

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬEvery word from Navajo ní-Every word from Navajo yi-
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