kʼiishzhinii
Navajo
noun
Definitions
- American hornbeam
Etymology
Compound from Navajo, Navaho kʼish (alder) + Navajo, Navaho łizhin (black, it is black)+ Navajo, Navaho -ii.
Origin
Navajo
-ii
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ii Navajo, Navaho
- kʼish Navajo, Navaho
- kʼishchííʼ Navajo, Navaho
- nááłtsoii Navajo, Navaho
- yaayááhálzhiin Navajo, Navaho
- zahalchíʼii Navajo, Navaho
- łizhin Navajo, Navaho
- *qʼəɣəšʷ, *qʼəš Proto-Athabaskan