Where does “yoołkáłí” come from?

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

yoołkáłí (Navajo): calendar

Definitions

  1. calendar

Ancestry of “yoołkáłí”, 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- →