Where does “itsáłigai” come from?

itsáłigai (Western Apache) comes from Navajo łigai, from Navajo Kin Łigaaí.

itsáłigai (Western Apache): bald eagle

Definitions

  1. bald eagle

Ancestry of “itsáłigai”, step by step

itsáłigai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Navajo łigai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Navajołigaiit is white
2NavajoKin Łigaaí—

via Western Apache itsá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Apacheitsáeagle
Every word from Navajo Kin Łigaaí →Every word from Navajo łigai →