Where does “yoołkááłígíí” come from?

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

yoołkááłígíí (Navajo): day/days of the week; a particular day, date

Definitions

  1. day/days of the week; a particular day, date

Ancestry of “yoołkááłígíí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajoyoołkááłto become day, daytime; to be a date, day; day,...
2Navajoyi-night, dawn
3Navajoní-forms the comparative form of neuter imperfective verbs
4Navajoł-the
5Proto-Athabaskan*-ɬForms instrumental nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo yi- →