Where does “jí-” come from?

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

jí- (Proto-Bantu): Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...

Definitions

  1. Class 10 pronominal concord; Class 10 subject...

Ancestry of “jí-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jí-”

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *-ɬ →Every word from Navajo ní- →Every word from Navajo ł- →
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